不过

Traditional form:

不過

Pinyin (reading):

bùguò

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through