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不过 (bú guò): However (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不 • bú • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bú不

not; no

过 • guò • [marker after a verb to indicate experience] • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
guò过

[marker after a verb to indicate experience]

Word Info

Pinyinbú guò
Meaninghowever
Characters2
SyntaxConjunction

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不过.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错
bù cuò
correct
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    • Words with 过
    • 过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
    • 过来guò laito come over
    • 经过jīng guòpass through
    • 过去guò qu(in the) past
    • 过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival
    • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
    • 超过chāo guòexceed
    • 路过lù guòto pass by or through
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    bú guò(bu guo)
    1. [conjunction]however[HSK4]
    2. [conjunction/adverb]however[HSK 3.0 · L4]
    5.

    How to Use 不过 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith过分
    bú不
    guò过
    fèn分
    neutral
    not excessive
    Idiomwith如此
    bú不
    guò过
    rú如
    cǐ此
    Verb + Objectwith意
    bú不
    guò过
    yì意
    Adverb + Verbwith过问
    bú不
    guò过
    wèn问
    6.

    Example Sentences with 不过

    zhè这
    ge个
    píng苹
    guǒ果
    hěn很
    dà大
    neutral
    nothing more than this
    formal
    Written
    feel sorry
    formal
    Written
    not inquire into
    ，
    bù不
    guò过
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    suān酸
    。
    This apple is big, but it's a bit sour.
    zhè这
    ge个
    fāng方
    àn案
    hěn很
    yǒu有
    chuàng创
    yì意
    ，
    bú不
    guò过
    yù预
    suàn算
    kě可
    néng能
    bú不
    gòu够
    。
    This proposal is very creative, however the budget might be insufficient.
    nǐ你
    què确
    dìng定
    yào要
    xiàn现
    zài在
    chū出
    fā发
    ma吗
    ？
    bú不
    guò过
    shí时
    jiān间
    què确
    shí实
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    wǎn晚
    le了
    。
    Are you sure you want to leave now? However, it is indeed getting a bit late.
    tā他
    dā答
    ying应
    bāng帮
    máng忙
    ，
    bú不
    guò过
    zuì最
    hòu后
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    duì兑
    xiàn现
    chéng承
    nuò诺
    。
    He promised to help, however he didn't keep his word in the end.
    zhè这
    bù部
    diàn电
    yǐng影
    píng评
    jià价
    hěn很
    gāo高
    ，
    bú不
    guò过
    wǒ我
    gè个
    rén人
    jué觉
    de得
    qíng情
    jié节
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    tuō拖
    tà沓
    。
    This movie has received high praise, however I personally think the plot is a bit slow.