不過

Mandarin

simpl.		不过
trad.		不過

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pu˧˥kuɔ˥˩ ]

Conjunction

不過 (traditional, Pinyin bùguò, simplified 不过)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) but

Verb

不過 (traditional, Pinyin bùguò, simplified 不过)

1. to not exceed

Synonyms

• 可是 (kěshì)
• 但是 (dànshì)

References

• "不過" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

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Min Nan

simpl.		不过
trad.		不過

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ṃ˨˩ko˥˥ ]

Conjunction

不過 (traditional, POJ m̄-ko, simplified 不过)

1. but

Synonyms

• 但是 (tān-sī)

See also

• (Mandarin) 可是 (kěshì)