A softer "but" with "buguo"
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Instead of just using 可是 or 但是, you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò), which also means "but."
Structure
Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.
⋯⋯ ,不过 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ,不过 有点 贵 。I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.
- 这 家 餐厅 我 没 去 过 ,不过 我 听说 还 不错 。I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.
- 这个 学生 很 聪明 ,不过 有点 懒 。This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.
- 那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ,不过 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。The weather there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.
- 他 是 东北 人 ,不过 他 没有 口音 。He's from the northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.
- 他 说 得 不错 ,不过 不 认识 汉字 。He can speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters.
- 我 的 钱包 丢 了 ,不过 没 丢 什么 重要 的 东西 。I lost my wallet, but I didn't lose anything important.
- 刚 来 的 时候 很 想 家 ,不过 现在 习惯 了 。I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm used to it now.
- 你 可以 参加 ,不过 有 个 条件 。You can participate, but there is a condition.
- 他 还 在 考虑 ,不过 我 已经 决定 了。He's still considering it, but I've already decided.
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Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 119) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 258) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 23) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 254) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 12) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 163) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 96) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy