不過

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

Characters and words in 不過

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 不過

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

to distrust / to be suspicious

(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive

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

to be sorry; to feel apologetic

to be sorry / to feel apologetic

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

to be unable to breathe

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

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

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

couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful

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]

to be unable to breathe easily

Sentences with 不過

不過 currently does not appear in any sentence.