# 只不过 (zhǐbuguò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 只不过 (zhǐbuguò) means “only; merely; it's just that”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: only; merely; it's just that
- Pinyin: zhǐbuguò (zhi3 bu5 guo4)
- Traditional: 只不過
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我只不过是开个玩笑。
  Wǒ zhǐbuguò shì kāi ge wánxiào.
  I was merely joking.

## Characters

- [只](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-only/) (zhǐ): only; just
- [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/zhi-bu-guo-only/

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