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不过

bú guò
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adverb

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不过
bù guò Conjunction only; merely
不过
bú guò Adverb merely; only

Definitions

  1. 1. merely; only

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Guides that feature 不过

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4 guides
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
X（倒）是X（了），…… for “It’s X All Right, But …”

Admit a point and then turn it around by repeating a word around 是, as in 好看倒是好看，就是太贵了.

Reading: bú guò Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 6 min
X是X，就是/不过... for “It’s X, But …”

Repeat a word around 是 to admit something is true, then add 就是, 不过 or 但是 to bring in the problem.

Reading: bú guò Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 5 min
那倒（也）是 for “That’s True, Fair Point”

Reply with 那倒是 or 那倒也是 when someone makes a point you hadn’t thought of and you accept it.

Reading: bú guò Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 8 min
Limiting with 无非 and 不过

Use 无非 and 不过 to say what something amounts to, often with a skeptical tone.

Reading: bú guò Open guide