不过

bùguò

only; merely

Traditional 不過

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 4 conjunctionadverbparticle

Meaning

bùguò bu4 guo4

only
merely
no more than
but
however
anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
cannot be more (after adjectival)

Example sentences

hóngsè红色hěn很piàoliang漂亮，dàn但hái还bǐ比bùguò不过lánsè蓝色。

The color red is beautiful, but it can't beat blue.
wǒ我zài再tóngyì同意nǐ你bùguò不过le了。

I couldn't agree with you more.
tā他bùguò不过shì是gè个háizi孩子。

He is but a child.
ài爱bùguò不过shì是fāmíng发明。

Love is only an invention.

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