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只不过
繁體 只不過
zhǐ bu guòzhi3 bu5 guo4
HSK 3.0 · 5freq #2,500d
释义Meanings
  1. 1.only
  2. 2.merely
  3. 3.nothing but
  4. 4.no more than
  5. 5.it's just that ...
汉字Characters
zhī
only, merely, just
radical: 口
decomp: ⿱口八
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical: 一
decomp: ⿱一？
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical: 辶
decomp: ⿺辶寸
例句Examples
  • 这只不过是个借口。
    zhè zhǐbuguò shì ge jièkǒu 。
    This is just an excuse.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 他只不过是个诗人。
    tā zhǐbuguò shì ge shīrén 。
    He is only a poet.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 才不呢，我想他那样做只不过是想哄老婆高兴。
    cái bù ní ， wǒ xiǎng tā nàyàng zuò zhǐbuguò shì xiǎng hòng lǎopó gāoxìng 。
    Not at all, I think he did just want to coax his wife happy.
    HSK ≤ 6
  • 他只不过是个自私自利的人。
    tā zhǐbuguò shì ge zìsīzìlì de rén 。
    He is just a selfish person.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 他只不过是个普普通通的中学生，不算特别聪明。
    tā zhǐbuguò shì ge pǔpǔtōngtōng de zhōngxuéshēng ， busuàn tèbié cōngming 。
    He was just a mediocre high school students, not particularly clever.
    HSK ≤ 7