不过 不過
bù guò
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
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再糟糕不过了。
zài zāo gāo bù guò le。
That couldn't have gone any worse.
他不过是个孩子。
tā bù guò shì gè hái zi。
He is but a child.
不过是一个文字游戏罢了。
bù guò shì yī ge wén zì yóu xì bà le。
It's just a play on words.