不
过

Only in Chinese: 不过 (bù guò)

bù guò

only

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 不過2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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不
过

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

不过

Simplified

不過

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 再糟糕不过了。

    zài zāo gāo bú guò le。

    That couldn't have gone any worse.

  • 他喘不过气来了。

    tā chuǎn bú guò qì lái le。

    He was out of breath.

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Related words

不

bù

no

过

guò

to cross

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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