只不过

zhǐ bu guò · zhi bu guo

Traditional 只不過

Meaning

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  1. only
  2. merely
  3. nothing but
  4. no more than
  5. it's just that ...

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)不(bú)过(guò)想(xiǎng)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)而(ér)已(yǐ)。

I just want to help you, that's all.

02

这(zhè)只(zhǐ)不(bú)过(guò)是(shì)个(gè)小(xiǎo)问(wèn)题(tí)。

This is merely a small problem.

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