只不过 只不過
只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò ㄓˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zi2 bat1 gwo3 HSK 5
- only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- it's just that ...
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只
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 只管 zhǐ guǎn ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zi2 gun2 solely engrossed in one thing
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- 只能 zhǐ néng ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ zi2 nang4 can only
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi2 gin3 to see (the same thing) over and over again
- 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù ㄓˇ ㄍㄨˋ zi2 gu3 to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 不只 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 not only
- 只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3 I'm afraid that...
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 只当 只當 zhǐ dàng ㄓˇ ㄉㄤˋ zi2 dong1 (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …
- 只读 只讀 zhǐ dú ㄓˇ ㄉㄨˊ zi2 duk6 (computing) read-only
- 大只 大隻 dà zhī ㄉㄚˋ ㄓ daai6 zek3 big
- 牛只 牛隻 niú zhī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄓ ngau4 zek3 cow
- 犬只 犬隻 quǎn zhī ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓ hyun2 zek3 (formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 舰只 艦隻 jiàn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓ laam6 zek3 warship
- 猫只 貓隻 māo zhī ㄇㄠ ㄓ maau1 zek3 (formal) cat (used in official documents, news reports etc)
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
- 不过 不過 bù guò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ bat1 gwo3 only
- 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
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- 穿过 穿過 chuān guò ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun1 gwo3 to pass through
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
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- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zek3 gai1 dau2 zau2 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ zi2 him3 dung1 fung1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
- 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ zi2 jin4 pin3 jyu5 (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
- 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6 (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
- 只字不提 隻字不提 zhī zì bù tí ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 (idiom) to say not a single word about it
- 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
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- 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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这 這 只不过 只不過 是 个 個 藉口 。
That's just an excuse.
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他 只不过 只不過 是 个 個 诗人 詩人 。
He is only a poet.
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他 只不过 只不過 是 个 個 政治家 。
He is nothing more than a politician.
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你 只不过 只不過 是 一个 一個 学生 學生 。
You are nothing but a student.
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汤姆 湯姆 只不过 只不過 是 实习生 實習生 。
Tom is just an intern.
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