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不过

bù guò · bu guo

Traditional 不過

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  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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Good coffee, but…

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)这家(zhèjiā)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)很(hěn)好喝(hǎohē)，不过(bùguò)有点(yǒudiǎn)贵(guì)。

    I heard the coffee here is good, but a bit expensive.

  2. Liangliang

    多少钱(duōshǎoqián)一杯(yībēi)？

    How much is a cup?

  3. Dengdeng

    四十(sìshí)块(kuài)。

    Forty yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    四十(sìshí)？太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Forty? That's too expensive! Let's go.

  5. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)……我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)点(diǎn)了(le)两(liǎng)杯(bēi)了(le)。

    But… I've already ordered two cups.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)电(diàn)视(shì)上(shàng)看(kàn)到(dào)过(guo)他(tā)，不(bú)过(guò)没(méi)有(yǒu)看(kàn)到(dào)过(guo)他(tā)本(běn)人(rén)。

I have seen him on TV but not in the flesh.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)不(bú)大(dà)，不(bú)过(guò)东(dōng)西(xi)很(hěn)全(quán)。

This shop isn't big, but it has a full range of goods.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

过
guò

to cross; to go over

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