Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
不过
búguò
Description
"不过"常常用在句子中间，意思和"但是"很像，表示后面的话有一点不一样。
"不过" is often used in the middle of a sentence, similar in meaning to "但是", indicating a slight difference in the following statement.
它也可以放在词的后面，表示"只是"或者"最"的意思。
It can also be placed after a word to mean "only" or "most".
Meanings
不过búguò
but; however (a softer version of 但是)
这家店很好，不过有点贵。
This store is good, but a bit expensive.
不过búguò
only; merely; just
他不过是个孩子。
He is just a child.
不过búguò
extremely (after an adjective, as 再…不过)
这样再好不过了。
It couldn't be better than this.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
不过 is softer and more colloquial than 但是, often used in casual speech.
- Etymology
不 (not) + 过 (to exceed), literally "not exceeding," giving the sense of "only."
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