不过 / 不過
bù guò
Meaning
- only · merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
Example sentences
他不过是个孩子。
他不過是個孩子。
tā bù guò shì gè hái zi。
He was just a child.
不过你还是请假比较好。
不過你還是請假比較好。
bù guò nǐ hái shì qǐng jià bǐ jiào hǎo。
However, it would be better if you took leave.
这不过是他在谈判最后时刻尽可能最大化利润的尝试。
這不過是他在談判最後時刻儘可能最大化利潤的嘗試。
zhè bù guò shì tā zài tán pàn zuì hòu shí kè jǐn kě néng zuì dà huà lì rùn de cháng shì。
This was merely his attempt to maximize profits at the last minute of negotiations.