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*这个 学生 很 聪明 ,<em>不过</em> 有点 懒 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn lǎn.</span><span class="trans">This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.</span> | *这个 学生 很 聪明 ,<em>不过</em> 有点 懒 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn lǎn.</span><span class="trans">This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.</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> | *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> | ||
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*他 是 东北 人 ,<em>不过</em> 他 没有 口音 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì Dōngběi rén, <em>bùguò</em> tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn.</span><span class="trans">He's from Northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.</span> | *他 是 东北 人 ,<em>不过</em> 他 没有 口音 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì Dōngběi rén, <em>bùguò</em> tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn.</span><span class="trans">He's from Northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.</span> | ||
*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> | *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> | ||
*我 的 钱包 丢 了 ,<em>不过</em> 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, <em>bùguò</em> lǐmiàn méishénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it.</span> | *我 的 钱包 丢 了 ,<em>不过</em> 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, <em>bùguò</em> lǐmiàn méishénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it.</span> | ||
*刚 来 的 时候 很 想家 ,<em>不过</em> 现在 习惯 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gāng lái de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā, <em>bùguò</em> xiànzài xíguàn le.</span><span class="trans">I was homesick when I first came here, but I'm getting used to it now.</span> | *刚 来 的 时候 很 想家 ,<em>不过</em> 现在 习惯 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gāng lái de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā, <em>bùguò</em> xiànzài xíguàn le.</span><span class="trans">I was homesick when I first came here, but I'm getting used to it now.</span> | ||
+ | *你 可以 参加 ,<em>不过</em> 我 有 个 条件 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn.</span><span class="trans">You can participate, but I have a condition.</span> | ||
*他们 昨天 吵架 了 ,<em>不过</em> 又 和好 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le, <em>bùguò</em> yòu héhǎo le.</span><span class="trans">They had a fight yesterday, but they made up.</span> | *他们 昨天 吵架 了 ,<em>不过</em> 又 和好 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le, <em>bùguò</em> yòu héhǎo le.</span><span class="trans">They had a fight yesterday, but they made up.</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
- 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 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 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 whether 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 Northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.
- 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.
- 我 的 钱包 丢 了 ,不过 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it.
- 刚 来 的 时候 很 想家 ,不过 现在 习惯 了 。I was homesick when I first came here, but I'm getting used to it now.
- 你 可以 参加 ,不过 我 有 个 条件 。You can participate, but I have a condition.
- 他们 昨天 吵架 了 ,不过 又 和好 了 。They had a fight yesterday, but they made up.
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