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不过 bùguò
不过 (bùguò) means "only". It is a word from HSK 2 (Conj), number 320 in this course by how often it appears.
- Meaning
- only; merely; no more than
- Pinyin
- bùguò (said búguò because of tone changes)
- Traditional
- 不過
- Level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 不 过
Updated
Example sentences
- 再糟糕不过了。
That couldn't have gone any worse.
Tatoeba: cxpadonis / CK - 他喘不过气来了。
He was out of breath.
Tatoeba: U2FS / CK - 他不过是个孩子。
He is but a child.
Tatoeba: notabene / CM
Learned together
In the course, "不过" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.