<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <title></title> <link href="../Styles/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> </head> <body> <h1>A softer "but" with "buguo" </h1> <p>Instead of just using 可是 or 但是, you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò).</p> <h2>Contents</h2> <div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li> </ul> </ul> </div> <h3>Structure</h3> <p>Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.</p> <div class="deux">⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯ </div> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，不过 有点 贵 。 Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, bùguò yǒudiǎn guì. I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 家 餐厅 我 没 去 过 ，不过 我 听说 还 不错 。 Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, bùguò wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò. I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 学生 很 聪明 ，不过 有点 懒 。 Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, bùguò yǒudiǎn lǎn. This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，不过 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。 Nàr de tiānqì bù tài hǎo, bùguò wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn. The weather there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 是 东北 人 ，不过 他 没有 口音 。 Tā shì Dōngběi rén, bùguò tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn. He's from the Northeast, but he doesn't have the accent. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 说 得 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。 Tā shuō de bùcuò, bùguò bù rènshi hànzì. He can speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，不过 没 丢 什么 重要 的 东西 。 Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, bùguò méi diū shénme zhòngyào de dōngxi. I lost my wallet, but I didn't lose anything important. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">刚 来 的 时候 很 想 家 ，不过 现在 习惯 了 。 Gāng lái de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā, bùguò xiànzài xíguàn le. I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm getting used to it now. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 可以 参加 ，不过 有 个 条件 。 Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, bùguò wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn. You can participate, but there is a condition. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 在 考虑 ，不过 还没 决定 。 Wǒmen zài kǎolǜ, bùguò hái méi juédìng. We're considering, but we haven't decided yet.</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>See also</h3> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Two words for "but" "Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Sources and further reading </h3> <h4>Books</h4> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 258) →buy </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 23) [ →buy] </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 254) [ →buy] </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 12) [ →buy] </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 163) →buy </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 96) →buy</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>