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<p>Instead of just using <a href="Two_words_for_"but"" title="wikilink">可是 or 但是</a>, you can also use the softer and more informal <span class="hanzi">不过</span> (<span class="pinyin">búguò</span>).</p>
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<li>Structure<br/></li>
<li>Examples<br/></li>
<li>See also<br/></li>
<li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>
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<li>Books<br/></li>
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<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<p>Just like its counterparts, "<span class="hanzi">不过</span>" is a conjunction that comes between two <b>distinct</b> clauses.</p>
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Clause 1，<span class="hanzist">不过</span> + Clause 2
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，不过 有点 贵 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, bùguò yǒudiǎn guì.</span><br/><span> I like this clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，不过 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nàr de tiānqì bù tài hǎo, bùguò wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.</span><br/><span> The whether there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 可以 参加 ，不过 我 有 个 条件 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, bùguò wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn.</span><br/><span> You can participate, but I have a condition.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">工作 压力 有点 大 ，不过 我 已经 习惯 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Gōngzuò yālì yǒudiǎn dà, bùguò wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le.</span><br/><span> Working pressure is a little too much, but I'm already used to it.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 的 汉语 口语 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā de Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ bùcuò, bùguò bù rènshi hànzì.</span><br/><span> His speaking Chinese is pretty good, but he doesn't know any characters.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，不过 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, bùguò lǐmiàn méishénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.</span><br/><span> I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他们 昨天 吵架 了 ，不过 又 和好 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le, bùguò yòu héhǎo le.</span><br/><span> They had a fight yesterday, but they made up.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这个 学生 很 聪明 ，不过 不太 努力 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, bùguò bù tài nǔlì.</span><br/><span> This student is very smart, but he's not very hardworking.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这 家 餐厅 我 没 去 过 ，不过 我 听说 还 不错 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, bùguò wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.</span><br/><span> I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Two_words_for_"but"" title="wikilink">Two words for "but"</a></li>
<li><a href=""Although"_with_"suiran"_and_"danshi"" title="wikilink">"Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 258)</li>
<li>Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (<span class="hanzi">汉语口语速成基础篇</span>) (pp. 23)</li>
<li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp. 254)</li>
<li>Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语准中级加速篇</span>) (pp. 12)</li>
<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (p. 163)</li>
<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 96)</li>
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