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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)
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (18)
只不过
zhǐbùguò
it's just that ...
只不过
zhǐbuguò
only
喘不过
chuǎnbuguò
to be unable to breathe easily
左不过
zuǒbuguò
anyhow
打不过
dǎbuguò
unable to defeat
拗不过
niùbuguò
can't persuade
气不过
qìbuguò
so angry it's unbearable
看不过
kànbuguò
cannot stand by idly and watch
不过意
bùguòyì
to be sorry
忙不过来
mángbùguòlái
to have more work than one can deal with
不过尔尔
bùguòěrěr
not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre
再好不过
zàihǎobùguò
(saying) can't be better
数不过来
shǔbùguòlái
can't manage to count
看不过去
kànbuguòqu
cannot stand by idly and watch
喘不过气来
chuǎnbuguòqìlái
to be unable to breathe
富不过三代
fùbùguòsāndài
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎntóubùguòfēngchuīmào
to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
杀人不过头点地
shārénbùguòtóudiǎndì
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
Example Sentences (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 problem is, it will be solved.
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