不过 不過
不过 不過 bù guò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ bat1 gwo3 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4
- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
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More words with these characters
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
过 過
- 受过 受過 shòu guò ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ sau6 gwo3 to take the blame (for sb else)
- 度过 度過 dù guò ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dou6 gwo3 to pass
- 放过 放過 fàng guò ㄈㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ fong3 gwo3 to let off
- 渡过 渡過 dù guò ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dou6 gwo3 to cross over
- 穿过 穿過 chuān guò ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun1 gwo3 to pass through
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- 经过 經過 jīng guò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ging1 gwo3 to pass
- 走过 走過 zǒu guò ㄗㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zau2 gwo3 to walk past
- 超过 超過 chāo guò ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ciu1 gwo3 to surpass
- 越过 越過 yuè guò ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ jyut6 gwo3 to cross over
- 路过 路過 lù guò ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ lou6 gwo3 to pass by or through
- 透过 透過 tòu guò ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ tau3 gwo3 to pass through
- 通过 通過 tōng guò ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ tung1 gwo3 to pass through; to get through
- 过世 過世 guò shì ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ gwo3 sai3 to die
- 过人 過人 guò rén ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwo3 jan4 to surpass others; outstanding
- 过来 過來 guò lái ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ gwo3 loi4 to come over
- 过分 過分 guò fèn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄣˋ gwo3 fan6 excessive; undue
- 过剩 過剩 guò shèng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥˋ gwo3 sing6 to be excessive; to be more than is required
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 过去 過去 guò qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 heoi3 (in the) past; former; previous
- 过境 過境 guò jìng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwo3 ging2 to pass through a country's territory
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 白驹过隙 白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
- 不过尔尔 不過爾爾 bù guò ěr ěr ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄦˇ bat1 gwo3 ji5 ji5 not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre
- 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
Show 7 more idioms with 过 過
- 才气过人 才氣過人 cái qì guò rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 hei3 gwo3 jan4 an outstanding talent (idiom)
- 才识过人 才識過人 cái shí guò rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 sik1 gwo3 jan4 an outstanding talent (idiom)
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 大喜过望 大喜過望 dà xǐ guò wàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
- 得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3 satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
- 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
Example sentences
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拗不过 拗不過 他 。
If he says it is Monday, it is Monday.
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我 不过 不過 生日 。
I don't celebrate my birthday.
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爱 愛 不过 不過 是 发明 發明 。
Love is only an invention.
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再 糟糕 不过 不過 了 。
That couldn't have gone any worse.
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他 不过 不過 是 个 個 孩子 。
He is but a child.
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