不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不过
búguò
but; however
Characters in this word
过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我想去，不过很忙。 Wǒ xiǎng qù, búguò hěn máng. I want to go, but I am busy.
- 他很累，不过很开心。 Tā hěn lèi, búguò hěn kāixīn. He is tired, but very happy.
- 这件贵，不过好看。 Zhè jiàn guì, búguò hǎokàn. This one is expensive, but nice.