Chinese English Dictionary

中文, 汉语, 漢語 - English

不过 in English:

1. however


You are wrong, however.
Nutella is not very well known in Japan. However, in America and Europe it's a popular spread and various sized jars of Nutella may be seen lined up inside many grocery stores and supermarkets.
In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
All of his friends were body pillows, and all of hers were dolls; so they bonded over their fondness for animating the inanimate. However, because they were not inanimate objects but people with complex emotions, their relationship was sometimes strained.
The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
That's correct. In Japanese, ウエートレス corresponds both to the English "waitress" and "weightless". However, "waitress" is the more usual meaning.
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.
We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive. He had always been a successful businessman. Recently, however, things have not been going well for him.
However, what's interesting is that whilst there are people whose computer use has become a problem, there are also people who have recovered from illness because of using computers.
Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.
In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics.
Lojban is designed to be unambiguous in orthography, phonology, morphology, and grammar. Lojban semantics, however, must support the same breadth of human thought as natural languages.
When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.
Nowadays, however, calculators can be used freely in school examinations, and already in many schools the only sound to be heard during a math exam is the sound of children tapping on their calculators.

English word "不过"(however) occurs in sets:

Top 1000 Chinese words 800 - 851
表示意见 - Expressing opinions

2. but


Thanks, but no thanks.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
It's only a small house but it meets my needs perfectly.
But of course that was a long time ago.
But what will you do if he doesn't come?
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.
Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
He puts on a show of being impartial and unbiased, but I think he's just a guy with no opinion of his own.
It may seem like just a little thing to you, but Tom is really worried about the whole thing.
He promised to bring new industries to the region, but politicians rarely keep their word.
It was very cold last night, so we didn't go outside, but stayed indoors.
Cats are like girls. If they talk to you it's great, but if you try to talk to them, it doesn't go so well.
My friend recommended that I shouldn't buy an iPad yet, but to wait until I see what Apple's competitors come out with.