Difference between revisions of "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).

Just like its counterparts, "不过" is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.

Clause 1, 不过 + Clause 2

我可以喝白酒，不过只能喝一点。Wǒ kěyǐ báijiǔ, bùguòzhǐ néng hē yīdiǎn . I can drink baijiu, but only a little.
我们玩得很开心，不过住的地方不太好。Wǒmen wánde hěn kāixīn, bùguò zhùde dìfāng bù tài hǎo. We had a lot of fun,but the place we stayed was not satisfying .
他的汉语不错，不过发音不太好。Tā de Hànyǔ bùcuò , bùguò fāyīn bù tài hǎo.His Chinese is pretty good, but his pronunciation is not very good.
这件衣服我很喜欢，不过有点贵。 Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuān , bùguò yǒudiǎn guì . I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.
我可以喝白酒，不过只能喝一点。Wǒ kěyǐ báijiǔ, bùguòzhǐ néng hē yīdiǎn . I can drink baijiu, but only a little.

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 * 我们 玩得 很 开心，<em>不过</em> 住 的 地方 不 太 好。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen wánde hěn kāixīn, <em>bùguò</em> zhùde dìfāng bù tài hǎo.</span><span class="trans"> We had a lot of fun,but the place we stayed was not satisfying .</span>
 * 他 的 汉语 不错，<em>不过</em> 发音 不 太 好。<span class="pinyin">Tā de Hànyǔ bùcuò , <em>bùguò</em> fāyīn bù tài hǎo.</span><span class="trans">His Chinese is pretty good, but his pronunciation is not very good.</span>
+* 这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢，<em>不过</em> 有点 贵。<span class="pinyin"> Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuān , <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn guì .</span><span class="trans"> I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.</span>
+* 我 可以喝 白酒，<em>不过</em> 只能 喝 一点。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ  kěyǐ báijiǔ, <em>bùguò</em>zhǐ néng hē yīdiǎn .</span><span class="trans"> I can drink baijiu, but only a little.</span>
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