不过
word A1- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
Its characters
Words with it
- 只不过 zhǐ bu guò only
- 信不过 xìn bù guò to distrust
- 不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ
- 再好不过 zài hǎo bù guò couldn't be better
- 说不过去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified
- 忙不过来 máng bù guò lái to have more work than one can deal with
- 事不过三 shì bù guò sān
- 气不过 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable
- 拗不过 niù bu guò can't persuade
- 看不过去 kàn bu guò qu cannot stand by idly and watch
From the library
此时人家正在性命交关，不过一时救急，自然是我们三个人去。
马与牛终岁勤苦，食不过刍秣，与鞭策相终始，可谓辛苦矣。
他年纪不过三十多岁，原是江南人氏。
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