不过(bù guò): only
only
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 不过 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 不过 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
再糟糕不过了。
zài zāo gāo bù guò le
That couldn't have gone any worse.
他不过是个孩子。
tā bù guò shì gè hái zi
He is but a child.
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