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A softer "but" with "buguo"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "although" with "suiran" and
"danshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22although%22_with_%22suiran%22_and_%22danshi%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "however" with
"ran'er"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22however%22_with_%22ran%27er%22) (B1)
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Used for
[Connecting
ideas](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_ideas),
[Contrasting](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Contrasting)
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Keywords
[不过](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D%E8%BF%87),
[不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D),
[过](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%87)
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Translations
[although](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Although),
[but](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/But),
[however](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/However)
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Contents
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯
Examples
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- 这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，*不过* 有点 贵 。I like this piece of clothing, but
it's a little bit expensive.
- 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 weather 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 the Northeast, but he
doesn't have the accent.
- 他 说 得 不错 ，*不过* 不 认识 汉字 。He can
speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters.
- 我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，*不过* 没 丢 什么 重要 的 东西
。I lost my wallet, but
I didn't lose anything important.
- 刚 来 的 时候 很 想 家 ，*不过* 现在 习惯 了
。I was homesick when I
first got here, but I'm getting used to it now.
- 你 可以 参加 ，*不过* 有 个 条件 。You
can participate, but there is a condition.
- 我们 在 考虑 ，*不过* 还没 决定 。We're
considering, but we haven't decided yet.
See also
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- [Two words for
"but"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Two_words_for_%22but%22)
- ["Although" with "suiran" and
"danshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Although%22_with_%22suiran%22_and_%22danshi%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical
Guide](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide) (pp.
258) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2xCpX2m)
- [Short-term Spoken Chinese:
Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87)) (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)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)) (pp.
254) \[ →buy\]
- [Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate
1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87)) (pp.
12) \[ →buy\]
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp.
163) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3)
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp.
96) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ftpILV)
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