{{Grammar Box}} Instead of just using [[Two_words_for_"but"|可是 or 但是]], you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò). ==Structure== Just like its counterparts, "不过" is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.
Clause 1，不过 + Clause 2
== Examples ==
*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 clothing, but it's a little bit expensive. *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 whether there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun. *你 可以 参加 ，不过 我 有 个 条件 。Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, bùguò wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn.You can participate, but I have a condition. *工作 压力 有点 大 ，不过 我 已经 习惯 了 。Gōngzuò yālì yǒudiǎn dà, bùguò wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le.Working pressure is a little too much, but I'm already used to it. *他 的 汉语 口语 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。Tā de Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ bùcuò, bùguò bù rènshi hànzì.His speaking Chinese is pretty good, but he doesn't know any characters. *我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，不过 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, bùguò lǐmiàn méishénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it. *他们 昨天 吵架 了 ，不过 又 和好 了 。Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le, bùguò yòu héhǎo le.They had a fight yesterday, but they made up. *这个 学生 很 聪明 ，不过 不太 努力 。Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, bùguò bù tài nǔlì.This student is very smart, but he's not very hardworking. *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.
==See also== *[[Two words for "but"]] *[["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 258) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy] * [[Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)]] (pp. 23) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS →buy] * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 254) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy] * [[Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)]] (pp. 12) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075308 →buy] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (p. 163) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (p. 96) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy] [[Category:B1 grammar points]] [[Category:Connectors]] {{Similar|"Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"}} {{Similar|Two words for "but"}} {{Basic Grammar|不过|B1|⋯⋯，不过⋯⋯|这个 房子 很 好，不过 有点 远 。|grammar point|ASGA0S4T}} {{Rel char|不}} {{Rel char|过}} {{POS|Conjunctions}} {{Used for|Connecting ideas}} {{Used for|Contrasting}} {{Translation|although}} {{Translation|but}} {{Translation|however}}