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| − | *我 可以 | + | *我 可以 让 你 参加 ，<em>不过</em> 我 有 一 个 条件 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ kěyǐ ràng nǐ cānjiā, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ yǒu yī gè tiáojiàn.</span><span class="trans">I can let you participate., |
| − | * | + | but I have a </span> |
| − | *他 的 汉语 | + | *工作 压力 有点 大 ，<em>不过</em> 我 已经 习惯 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gōngzuò yālì yǒudiǎn dà, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le.</span><span class="trans">Working pressure is a little too much, but I'm already used to it.</span> |
| − | *这 件 衣服 我 很 | + | *他 的 汉语 口语 不错 ，<em>不过</em> 不 认识 汉字 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ bùcuò, <em>bùguò</em> bù rènshi hànzì.</span><span class="trans">His speaking Chinese is pretty good, but he doesn't know any characters.</span> |
| + | *那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，<em>不过</em> 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。<span class="pinyin">Nàr de tiānqì bù tài hǎo, <em>bùguò</em> wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.</span><span class="trans">The whether there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.</span> | ||
| + | *这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，<em>不过</em> 有点 贵 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn guì.</span><span class="trans">I like this clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.</span> | ||
*这个 房子 很 好，<em>不过</em> 有点 远 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhège fángzi hěn hǎo, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn yuǎn.</span><span class="trans">This house is nice, but it's a little bit far away.</span> | *这个 房子 很 好，<em>不过</em> 有点 远 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhège fángzi hěn hǎo, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn yuǎn.</span><span class="trans">This house is nice, but it's a little bit far away.</span> | ||
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Keywords
Instead of just using 可是 or 但是, you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò).
Structure
Just like its counterparts, "不过" is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.
Clause 1，不过 + Clause 2
Examples
- 我 可以 让 你 参加 ，不过 我 有 一 个 条件 。I can let you participate.,
but I have a
- 工作 压力 有点 大 ，不过 我 已经 习惯 了 。Working pressure is a little too much, but I'm already used to it.
- 他 的 汉语 口语 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。His speaking Chinese is pretty good, but he doesn't know any characters.
- 那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，不过 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。The whether there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.
- 这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，不过 有点 贵 。I like this clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.
- 这个 房子 很 好，不过 有点 远 。This house is nice, but it's a little bit far away.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 258) →buy
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 23) →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) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 12) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (p. 163) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 96) →buy
