只不过 zhǐ bu guò

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

3 charactersTrad. 只不過
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How 只不过 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 她只不过是个孩子。

    tā zhī bù guò shì gè hái zi

    She’s a mere child.

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