Word: 不过 (bùguò) only; merely; no more than

These are the example sentences using 不过 in the sense only; merely; no more than. Every sentence using 不过 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 不過

Example sentences using 不过 in this sense

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• 不过是一个文字游戏罢了。

  Búguò shì yí gè wénzì yóuxì bàle.

  It's just a play on words.

• 你看到的不过是冰山一角。

  Nǐ kàndào de búguò shì bīngshānyìjiǎo.

  What you've seen is just the tip of the iceberg.

• 爱不过是发明。

  Ài búguò shì fāmíng.

  Love is only an invention.