Translation

• only
• merely
• no more than
• but
• however
• anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
• cannot be more (after adjectival)

Synonyms

• 亢, 卓绝, 太, 尽, 无上, 无与伦比, 无以复加, 无比, 无限, 最, 最为, 最好, 最最, 极, 极其, 极度, 极端, 极致, 绝, 绝顶, 至极, 莫此为甚, 透顶, 顶
• 一味, 仅, 仅仅, 但, 偏偏, 光, 单, 单单, 单独, 单纯, 只, 只是, 只有, 唯有, 就, 徒, 惟, 惟有, 惟独, 才, 无非, 止, 特, 独, 独自
• 但, 但是, 只是, 可, 可是, 唯独, 然, 然则, 然而, 而, 而是

Examples

• 款式很不错，不过有没有别的颜色？
  The style is nice, but do you have it in a different color?
• 这张桌子不错，不过有一个美中不足的地方 ﹣ 我的房间放不下它。
  This table is fine except in one respect - it will not fit into my room.
• 许多词是根据拼写来发音的，不过有些不是。
  Many words are pronounced according to the spelling but some are not.