不过

bù guò

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 不过

只不过
zhǐ bu guò

only

不过如此
bù guò rú cǐ

(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive

不过意
bù guò yì

to be sorry; to feel apologetic

不过尔尔
bù guò ěr ěr

not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre

事不过三
shì bù guò sān

a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)

信不过
xìn bù guò

to distrust

再好不过
zài hǎo bù guò

couldn't be better

喘不过
chuǎn bu guò

to be unable to breathe easily

喘不过气来
chuǎn bu guò qì lái

to be unable to breathe

富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

左不过
zuǒ bu guò

anyhow

忙不过来
máng bù guò lái

to have more work than one can deal with

打不过
dǎ bu guò

unable to defeat

拗不过
niù bu guò

can't persuade

数不过来
shǔ bù guò lái

can't manage to count

杀人不过头点地
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously

气不过
qì bu guò

so angry it's unbearable

看不过
kàn bu guò

cannot stand by idly and watch

看不过去
kàn bu guò qu

cannot stand by idly and watch

瞒不过
mán bù guò

cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)

砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

胳膊拧不过大腿
gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ

(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong

说不过去
shuō bu guò qù

cannot be justified

躲得过初一,躲不过十五
duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)

躲过初一,躲不过十五
duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

see 躲得過初一,躲不過十五|躲得过初一,躲不过十五[duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ]