不过 (búguò) means Only (but). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
From the graded readers
不过 我从来没有后悔过。
búguò wǒ cónglái méiyǒu hòuhuǐ guò.
But I have never regretted it.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
不过 对我来说，名次并不重要。
búguò duì wǒ láishuō, míngcì bìngbù zhòngyào.
But the placing wasn't what mattered to me.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
新房子比原来的小一点儿， 不过 窗户大，光线好。
xīnfáng zǐ bǐ yuánlái de / dì xiǎo yīdiǎn ér, búguò chuāng hù dà, guāngxiàn hǎo / hào.
The new place is a little smaller, but the windows are big and the light is good.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
现在我学会了一种说法：“这件事我帮不了， 不过 你可以试试……”
xiànzài wǒ xuéhuìle yī zhǒng / zhòng shuōfa:" zhèijiàn shì wǒ bāng bùliǎo, búguò nǐ kěyǐ shìshì……"
I've since learned a way to put it: "I can't help with this one, but you could try…"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
From the travel phrasebook
Questions about 不过
How is 不过 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 不过 (búguò, "Only (but)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 不过 an HSK word?
Yes — 不过 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 不过?
The dictionary page for 不过 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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