Dictionary/只不过

只不过 只不過

只不过 zhǐ bu guò

ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
AdvHSK 5core 10k
1only; merely; nothing but; no more than
2it's just that ...

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wǒ我zhī dào知道nà那zhǐ bu guò只不过shì是yì一chǎng场mèng梦。
我知道那只不过是一场梦。
I know it was just a dream.
他只不过是有点小聪明。
Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
他只不过是个政治家。
He is nothing more than a politician.

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