只不过
zhǐbúguò
only; merely
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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
- 我只不过迟到。 Wǒ zhǐ bú guò chídào. I was only late.
- 这只不过是梦。 Zhè zhǐ bú guò shì mèng. This is only a dream.
- 他只不过很累。 Tā zhǐ bú guò hěn lèi. He is just very tired.
Related words
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 只要 zhǐyào as long as; only need
- 只 zhī a measure word for animals
- 只好 zhǐhǎo to have no choice but to
- 只是 zhǐshì only; just
- 只有 zhǐyǒu only; have only
- 只见 zhǐjiàn only to see
- 不大 búdà not very, not much
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 不用 búyòng no need to