不过

Character by character

• 不bù4 strokesHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
• 过guò7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 過pass, pass through, go across

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 不过. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 不bùHSK 1

  no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

• 过guòHSK 1

  to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

• 不要bù yàoHSK 2

  don't!; must not

• 通过tōng guòHSK 2

  to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via

• 过去guò qùHSK 2

  (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

• 不错bù cuòHSK 2

  correct; right; not bad; pretty good

• 不同bù tóngHSK 2

  different; distinct; not the same; not alike

• 过来guò láiHSK 2

  to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

• 不管bù guǎnHSK 4

  not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

• 经过jīng guòHSK 2

  to pass; to go through; process; course

• 不再bù zàiHSK 6

  no more; no longer

• 过程guò chéngHSK 3

  course of events; process

• 不用bù yòngHSK 1

  need not

• 不少bù shǎoHSK 2

  many; a lot; not few

• 超过chāo guòHSK 2

  to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

• 不断bù duànHSK 3

  unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

• 不够bù gòuHSK 2

  not enough; insufficient; inadequate

• 不行bù xíngHSK 2

  won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

• 不仅bù jǐnHSK 3

  not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

• 不知bù zhīHSK 7

  not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

• 对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1

  I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

• 不得不bù dé bùHSK 3

  have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid

• 错过cuò guòHSK 6

  to miss (train, opportunity etc)

• 差不多chà bu duōHSK 2

  almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad