HSK 2 · Linking words

不过

bú guò

but; however

Stroke order of 不过

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes 过 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Not (不) passing (过) the point: but, however.

Parts: 不 not + 过 pass (辶 walk + 寸)

The characters in 不过

不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
过 guo — (past experience particle) (6 strokes)

Example sentence

他很好，不过有点儿懒。

He's nice, but a bit lazy.

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不但not only

Words with 过

过(past experience particle)过去the past; to go over 难过sad; upset 超过to exceed; to surpass 过年to celebrate the New Year 走过to walk past 过来to come over 经过to pass; through 通过to pass; by means of 见过to have seen 过程process

More words: Linking words

但but 但是but 可是but 而且and also; moreover 不但not only 虽然although 因为because 所以so; therefore 如果if 的话if (at end of clause)或or 或者or 比如for example 比如说for example 例如for example

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