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Stroke order
不过 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.
- 不 — 4 strokes
- 过 — 6 strokes
Senses
- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
Example sentences
- 这个菜很好吃，不过有点贵。Zhège cài hěn hǎochī, búguò yǒudiǎn guì.This dish is tasty, but a bit expensive.
- 他想去，不过没时间。Tā xiǎng qù, búguò méi shíjiān.He wants to go, but has no time.
Related words
不过 is pronounced búguò and means “Sin embargo”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 不过 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.