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All HSK 3.0 Level 5 words

只不过

zhǐbuguò
HSK 3.0 · Level 5Traditional: 只不過

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

  1. only
  2. merely
  3. it's just that
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Examples

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

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