<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <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 不过 (búguò).</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>Just like its counterparts, "不过" is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Clause 1，不过 + Clause 2</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，<em>不过</em> 有点 贵 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, <em>bùguò</em> yǒudiǎn guì.</span><span class= "trans">I like this clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.</span></li> <li>那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，<em>不过</em> 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。<span class= "pinyin">Nàr de tiānqì bù tài hǎo, <em>bùguò</em> wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.</span><span class="trans">The whether there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.</span></li> <li>你 可以 参加 ，<em>不过</em> 我 有 个 条件 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn.</span><span class= "trans">You can participate, but I have a condition.</span></li> <li>工作 压力 有点 大 ，<em>不过</em> 我 已经 习惯 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gōngzuò yālì yǒudiǎn dà, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le.</span><span class="trans">Working pressure is a little too much, but I'm already used to it.</span></li> <li>他 的 汉语 口语 不错 ，<em>不过</em> 不 认识 汉字 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ bùcuò, <em>bùguò</em> bù rènshi hànzì.</span><span class="trans">His speaking Chinese is pretty good, but he doesn't know any characters.</span></li> <li>我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，<em>不过</em> 里面 没什么 重要 的 东西 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, <em>bùguò</em> lǐmiàn méishénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">I lost my wallet, but there was nothing important in it.</span></li> <li>他们 昨天 吵架 了 ，<em>不过</em> 又 和好 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le, <em>bùguò</em> yòu héhǎo le.</span><span class= "trans">They had a fight yesterday, but they made up.</span></li> <li>这个 学生 很 聪明 ，<em>不过</em> 不太 努力 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, <em>bùguò</em> bù tài nǔlì.</span><span class="trans">This student is very smart, but he's not very hardworking.</span></li> <li>这 家 餐厅 我 没 去 过 ，<em>不过</em> 我 听说 还 不错 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, <em>bùguò</em> wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <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> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (pp. 258) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)</a> (pp. 23) <a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 254) <a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)</a> (pp. 12) <a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (p. 163) <a href="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</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (p. 96) <a href= "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</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href= "Category:Connectors" class="uri" title= "wikilink">Category:Connectors</a></p> </body> </html>