许多词是根据拼写来发音的,不过有些不是。
許多詞是根據拼寫來發音的,不過有些不是。
Many words are pronounced according to the spelling, but some are not.
不過
Meaning
only
merely
no more than
but
however
anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
cannot be more (after adjectival)
Examples
许多词是根据拼写来发音的,不过有些不是。
許多詞是根據拼寫來發音的,不過有些不是。
Many words are pronounced according to the spelling, but some are not.
普京对胡锦涛说:“咱们必须帮吉尔吉斯斯坦”……不过那只是在我梦里的情形。
普京對胡錦濤說:“咱們必須幫吉爾吉斯斯坦”……不過那只是在我夢裏的情形。
"We need to help Kyrgyzstan," said Putin to Hu Jintao... in my dream.
我们大概去了,不过要看天气怎么样再决定。
我們大概去了,不過要看天氣怎麼樣再決定。
We'll most likely go, but we'll decide once we see what the weather is like.
当然会的,不过上海话不太会讲。
當然會的,不過上海話不太會講。
Sure I can, although I can't really speak Shanghainese.
不过现在家家人家都有浴缸,洗个澡不是挺方便的吗?
不過現在家家人家都有浴缸,洗個澡不是挺方便的嗎?
However, these days everyone has a bathtub. Isn't it pretty simple to take a bath?