只不过/只不過 zhǐ bu guò — only

Meanings

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   only

   only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 不

  bù (fourth tone, falling)

  not, no — the general negative, placed before verbs and adjectives

  4 strokesRadical 一
• 过/過

  guò (fourth tone, falling) guo (neutral tone)

  to cross, to pass by, to go through; to spend (time); to exceed; (unstressed guo) the experiential aspect marker

  6 strokes⿺辶寸Radical 辵

Words containing 不

• 不bù (fourth tone, falling)not (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)
• 不要bù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)don't!
• 不错/不錯bù (fourth tone, falling) cuò (fourth tone, falling)correct
• 不同bù (fourth tone, falling) tóng (second tone, rising)different
• 不断/不斷búduàn (second tone, rising)continuously, unceasingly
• 不过/不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
• 不如bùrú (fourth tone, falling)to be not as good as; had better
• 不再bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)no more
• 不用bù (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)need not
• 不少bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo (third tone, dipping)many
• 不但búdàn (second tone, rising)not only … (but also)
• 差不多chàbuduō (fourth tone, falling)about the same, close enough, not much different
• 不然bùrán (fourth tone, falling)otherwise, or else
• 不管bùguǎn (fourth tone, falling)no matter (what/how…), regardless of
• 不足bùzú (fourth tone, falling)insufficient, inadequate; a shortcoming
• 不够/不夠bù (fourth tone, falling) gòu (fourth tone, falling)not enough
• 不行bù (fourth tone, falling) xíng (second tone, rising)won't do
• 不仅/不僅bù (fourth tone, falling) jǐn (third tone, dipping)not only (this one)

Words containing 过

• 过/過guò (fourth tone, falling)ever, have done before (experience particle)
• 过去/過去guòqù (fourth tone, falling)the past, formerly
• 通过/通過tōng (first tone, high and level) guò (fourth tone, falling)by means of
• 经过/經過jīngguò (first tone, high and level)to pass by, to go through (a place)
• 过来/過來guò (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising)to come over
• 不过/不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
• 超过/超過chāo (first tone, high and level) guò (fourth tone, falling)to surpass
• 过程/過程guòchéng (fourth tone, falling)process, course (of an event)
• 错过/錯過cuò (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to miss (train, opportunity etc)
• 难过/難過nánguò (second tone, rising)sad, upset
• 度过/度過dù (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to pass
• 过分/過分guò (fourth tone, falling) fèn (fourth tone, falling)excessive
• 过度/過度guò (fourth tone, falling) dù (fourth tone, falling)excessive
• 路过/路過lù (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to pass by or through
• 过于/過於guò (fourth tone, falling) yú (second tone, rising)too much
• 穿过/穿過chuān (first tone, high and level) guò (fourth tone, falling)to pass through
• 走过/走過zǒu (third tone, dipping) guò (fourth tone, falling)to walk past