Conj.however

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 不过.
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Character Breakdown

不过 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 不过 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不过 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith过分
guò
fēn
neutral
not excessive
Idiomwith如此
guò
neutral
nothing more than this
Verb + Objectwith
guò
formalWritten
feel sorry
Adverb + Verbwith过问
guò
wèn
formalWritten
not inquire into

Example Sentences with 不过

zhè
ge
píng
guǒ
hěn
guò
yǒu
diǎn
suān
This apple is big, but it's a bit sour.
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
hěn
yǒu
chuàng
guò
suàn
néng
gòu
This proposal is very creative, however the budget might be insufficient.
què
dìng
yào
xiàn
zài
chū
ma
guò
shí
jiān
què
shí
yǒu
diǎn
wǎn
le
Are you sure you want to leave now? However, it is indeed getting a bit late.
xiǎng
gōng
yuán
guò
jīn
tiān
xià
le
I want to go to the park, but it's raining today.
ying
bāng
máng
guò
zuì
hòu
bìng
méi
yǒu
duì
xiàn
chéng
nuò
He promised to help, however he didn't keep his word in the end.
zhè
diàn
yǐng
píng
jià
hěn
gāo
guò
rén
jué
de
qíng
jié
yǒu
diǎn
tuō
This movie has received high praise, however I personally think the plot is a bit slow.
xué
hěn
guò
kǎo
shì
chéng
tài
xiǎng
He studies very hard, but his exam results are not ideal.
suī
rán
rèn
wu
hěn
jiān
guò
zhǐ
yào
men
zuò
jiù
dìng
néng
wán
chéng
Although the task is very challenging, however, as long as we cooperate, we can definitely complete it.