# 不过 (bùguò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不过 (bùguò) means “(conj.) but, however; only, merely”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj.) but, however; only, merely
- Pinyin: bùguò (bu4 guo4)
- Traditional: 不過
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 这个菜很好吃，不过有点儿辣。
  Zhège cài hěn hǎochī, búguò yǒudiǎnr là.
  This dish is delicious, but a little spicy.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [过](https://hanziro.com/word/guo-have-done-before/) (guo): (particle) have done before

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-guo-but-however/

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