只不过

Traditional form:

只不過

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐbuguò

Definitions:

• only
• merely
• nothing but
• no more than
• it's just that ...

Characters:

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

Traditional characters:

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