不过

only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)

Characters and words in 不过

bù = bu + Ø4

(negative prefix) / not / no

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

guò = gu + o4

surname Guo

guò = gu + o4

to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

过 = 寸 + 辶 : Gitta Giraffe is trying out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom. She's even able to cross a puddle of water with them by just walking on the water, so thumbs up for her!

guo = gu + o5

(experienced action marker)

Words with 不过

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

to distrust / to be suspicious

a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom) / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / bad things don't happen more than three times

not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary

can't persuade / unable to make (sb) change their mind / unable to resist (sb)

anyhow / in any event / just / only

to have more work than one can deal with / to have one's hands full

unable to defeat / to be no match for sb

can't manage to count / too many to count

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about

so angry it's unbearable / bitter about unbearable grievances

cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer / see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5]

cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer

cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong

couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful

to be unable to breathe easily

to be unable to breathe

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

Sentences with 不过

zhè

me

duo̅

bi̅ng

jiàng

jìng

rán

dǎ

bu

guò

yi̅

gè

ya̅o

hóu

With that many troops you can't even defeat a single devil monkey?