不过 – vocab dash

不过bùguò

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Meanings

1. only

2. merely

3. no more than

4. but

5. however

6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic)

7. cannot be more (after adjectival)

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有yǒu是shì有yǒu的de，不过bùguò远yuǎn了le一点yīdiǎn。

There is one, but it's a little far.

tom 两liǎng点diǎn半bàn可能kěnéng会huì到dào，不过bùguò，也yě可能kěnéng不会bùhuì

Tom might be here by 2:30, but then, maybe not.

他tā不过bùguò是shì个gè孩子háizi。

He is but a child.

我wǒ现在xiànzài身上shēnshang没有méiyǒu那么nàme多duō钱qián，不过bùguò卡kǎ里lǐ有yǒu。

I don't have much money on me right now, but my card has some on it.

我们wǒmen大概dàgài去qù了le，不过bùguò要yào看kàn天气tiānqì怎么样zěnmeyàng再zài决定juédìng。

We'll most likely go, but we'll decide once we see what the weather is like.

我wǒ在zài电视diànshì上shàng看到kàndào过guo他tā，不过bùguò没有méiyǒu看到kàndào过guo他tā本人běnrén。

I have seen him on TV but not in the flesh.