Back to Dictionary
不过
不過
bùguò
1. only
2. merely
3. no more than
4. but
5. however
6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
7. cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 4

Example Sentences (10)

几千公里以外的国家,以前坐船需要几个月,现在乘坐飞机不过十几个小时。
Jǐ qiān gōnglǐ yǐwài de guójiā, yǐqián zuò chuán xūyào jǐ gè yuè, xiànzài chéngzuò fēijī bùguò shí jǐ gè xiǎoshí.
Countries thousands of kilometers away used to take a few months to reach by ship; now it takes only a dozen or so hours by plane.
Text 5
你也太不小心了,不过好像不太严重,过几天就好了。衣服上也有一点儿血,你把衣服脱下来,我给你洗洗。
Nǐ yě tài bù xiǎoxīn le, búguò hǎoxiàng bú tài yánzhòng, guò jǐ tiān jiù hǎo le. Yīfu shàng yě yǒu yīdiǎnr xiě, nǐ bǎ yīfu tuō xiàlái, wǒ gěi nǐ xǐxi.
You're way too careless, but it doesn't seem too serious; it should be fine in a few days. There's a little blood on your clothes too. Take your clothes off; I'll wash them for you.
Text 2
电脑和互联网技术的发展使学生们的学习方式发生了很多变化,不过天天看着电脑看,眼睛实在受不了。
Diànnǎo hé hùliánwǎng jìshù de fāzhǎn shǐ xuéshēngmen de xuéxí fāngshì fāshēng le hěnduō biànhuà, búguò tiāntiān kànzhe diànnǎo kàn, yǎnjing shízài shòubùliǎo.
The development of computer and Internet technology has brought many changes to the way students study, but staring at the computer every day, the eyes really can't stand it.
Text 2
不过,如果你认为每个中国人都会正确使用筷子,那就错了。
Búguò, rúguǒ nǐ rènwéi měi gè zhōngguó rén dōu huì zhèngquè shǐyòng kuàizi, nà jiù cuò le.
However, if you think every Chinese person can use chopsticks correctly, then you're wrong.
Text 4
我也这么想。如果我带着热情去做自己喜欢的工作,就不会感到累。不过,现在什么东西都那么贵,生活压力太大了,没有钱也不会过得幸福呀!
Wǒ yě zhème xiǎng. Rúguǒ wǒ dài zhe rèqíng qù zuò zìjǐ xǐhuan de gōngzuò, jiù bú huì gǎndào lèi. Bùguò, xiànzài shénme dōngxi dōu nàme guì, shēnghuó yālì tài dà le, méiyǒu qián yě bú huì guò de xìngfú ya!
I think so too. If I do the work I like with enthusiasm, I won’t feel tired. But now everything is so expensive, life is too stressful, and without money you still won’t live happily!
Text 3
不过表扬也是一门艺术,表扬千万不要太多,过多的表扬可能会给孩子带来压力。不仅起不到鼓励的作用,还可能让孩子怀疑自己的能力,变得没有信心。
Bùguò biǎoyáng yě shì yì mén yìshù, biǎoyáng qiānwàn bú yào tài duō, guò duō de biǎoyáng kěnéng huì gěi háizi dàilái yālì. Bùjǐn qǐ bú dào gǔlì de zuòyòng, hái kěnéng ràng háizi huáiyí zìjǐ de nénglì, biàn de méiyǒu xìnxīn.
But praise is also an art, and you must not give too much; excessive praise may put pressure on children. Not only does it fail to encourage, it may also make children doubt their own abilities and lose confidence.
Text 3
太好了!不过她这么小,我不知道她是否能读懂。
Tài hǎo le! Búguò tā zhème xiǎo, wǒ bù zhīdào tā shìfǒu néng dúdǒng.
That's great! But she's so young, I don't know whether she can read and understand.
Text 1
不过,我们一定要相信:多么难的问题,都会被解决的。
Búguò, wǒmen yídìng yào xiāngxìn: duōme nán de wèntí, dōu huì bèi jiějué de.
However, we must believe: no matter how difficult the problems are, they will all be solved.
Text 4
不过,它们数量不多,现在全世界一共才有一千多只吧。
Bùguò, tāmen shùliàng bù duō, xiànzài quán shìjiè yígòng cái yǒu yìqiān duō zhī ba.
But there aren’t many of them; right now there are only a little over a thousand worldwide in total, I guess.
Text 3
经理您放心,我一定以最快的速度完成。不过咱们真的应该再多招聘几个服务员了。
Jīnglǐ nín fàngxīn, wǒ yídìng yǐ zuì kuài de sùdù wánchéng. Búguò zánmen zhēn de yīnggāi zài duō zhāopìn jǐ gè fúwùyuán le.
Manager, please rest assured, I will finish as quickly as possible. But we really should hire a few more servers.
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese