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只不过

zhǐbùguò
adverbHSK 5

“Only” in Chinese is 只不过 (zhǐbùguò).

Meaning

  • only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  • it's just that ...

Example

他只不过是个政治家。

He is nothing more than a politician.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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