不过bú guòbut; however

1. 1.

   but; howeverconjunction

2. 2.

   only; merely; no more thanadverb

• 不not compositional here
• 过not compositional here

See it in 这个菜很贵，不过很好吃, 我想去，不过我没有时间 and 他不过是个孩子.

1. HSK 1

   这个菜很贵，不过很好吃。

   Zhège cài hěn guì, búguò hěn hǎochī.

   This dish is expensive, but it is delicious.

2. HSK 1

   我想去，不过我没有时间。

   Wǒ xiǎng qù, búguò wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.

   I want to go, but I don't have time.

3. HSK 1

   他不过是个孩子。

   Tā búguò shì ge háizi.

   He is only a child.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这个菜好吃吗？

   Zhège cài hǎochī ma?

   Is this dish delicious?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很好吃，不过很贵。

   Hěn hǎochī, búguò hěn guì.

   It is very delicious, but it is very expensive.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我想吃一点儿。

   Wǒ xiǎng chī yìdiǎnr.

   I want to eat a little.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我们一起吃吧。

   Hǎo, wǒmen yìqǐ chī ba.

   OK, let's eat together.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我想去，___我没有时间。 (I want to go, but I don't have time.)

   A不过B所以C因为
2. 2.What does 他不过是个孩子 mean?

   AHe is only a child.BHe has a child.CHe was a child before.
3. 3.Which word can mean "only; merely; no more than"?

   A不过B发生C回来

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• 但是dàn shìbut; howeverHSK 2
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