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Definition(s) for: 只不过

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
只不过 zhǐ bu guò - only
- merely
- nothing but
- no more than
- it's just that ...

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 1,202 3,799 3,372

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
zhǐ- only; merely; just
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- grain that has begun to ripen
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
guō- surname Guo
guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
guo- (experienced action marker)

Other Words Containing 只不过

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
只不过 - 5 1,202 3,799 3,372