不过 búguò However

HSK 4 HSK 3.0 · Level 2 Practise with 不过 →

Traditional: 不過

Stroke order

不过 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

不过 — the Chinese character for However (búguò), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 不过 — However

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)

Characters in 不过

不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
过 guò — to cross; to go over; to pass (time)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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 “However”.

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