不过
Traditional 不過
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
In a sentence
2 examples我在电视上看到过他,不过没有看到过他本人。
I have seen him on TV but not in the flesh.
Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
这家店不大,不过东西很全。
This shop isn't big, but it has a full range of goods.
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