What does 不过 mean in Chinese?
不过 (búguò) means only.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
不过
only
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
only
02
merely
03
no more than
04
but
05
however
06
anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 不过?
不过 is pronounced búguò.
Is 不过 an HSK word?
不过 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 不过?
不过 is used as a 连词 / 副词 (conjunction / adverb) in Chinese.
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