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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1不过 不過 guòbu4 guo4only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
2只不过 祇不過 zhǐ guòzhi3 bu4 guo4only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
3看不过去 看不過去 kàn bu guò qukan4 bu5 guo4 qu5cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer
4左不过 左不過 zuǒ bu guòzuo3 bu5 guo4anyhow; in any event; just; only
5只不过几年前 只不過幾年前 zhǐ guò nián qiánzhi3 bu4 guo4 ji3 nian2 qian2only a few years ago; just a few years ago
6再好不过 再好不過 zài hǎo guòzai4 hao3 bu4 guo4couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful
7信不过 信不過 xìn guòxin4 bu4 guo4to distrust; to be suspicious
8说不过去 說不過去 shuō bu guò shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4cannot be justified; inexcusable
9数不过来 數不過來 shǔ guò láishu3 bu4 guo4 lai2can't manage to count; too many to count
10事不过三 事不過三 shì guò sānshi4 bu4 guo4 san1a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom); don't repeat the same mistake again and again; bad things don't happen more than three times
11杀人不过头点地 殺人不過頭點地 shā rén guò tóu diǎn sha1 ren2 bu4 guo4 tou2 dian3 di4It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about
12气不过 氣不過 bu guòqi4 bu5 guo4so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances
13拗不过 拗不過 niù bu guòniu4 bu5 guo4can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
14忙不过来 忙不過來 máng guò láimang2 bu4 guo4 lai2to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full
15看不过 看不過 kàn bu guòkan4 bu5 guo4cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer; see 看不过去
16砍头不过风吹帽 砍頭不過風吹帽 kǎn tóu guò fēng chuī màokan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
17混不过去 混不過去 hùn bu guò quhun4 bu5 guo4 qu5to be unable to fool others
18富不过三代 富不過三代 guò sān dàifu4 bu4 guo4 san1 dai4wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
19躲过初一,躲不过十五 躲過初一,躲不過十五 duǒ guò chū , duǒ guò shí duo3 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3see 躲得過初一躲得过初一躲不过十五
20躲得过初一,躲不过十五 躲得過初一,躲不過十五 duǒ de guò chū , duǒ guò shí duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom); fig. you can't put it off forever; sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
21倒不过来 倒不過來 dǎo bu guò laidao3 bu5 guo4 lai5to be unable to meet the turnover in business
22打不过 打不過 bu guòda3 bu5 guo4unable to defeat; to be no match for sb
23喘不过气来 喘不過氣來 chuǎn bu guò láichuan3 bu5 guo4 qi4 lai2to be unable to breathe
24喘不过 喘不過 chuǎn bu guòchuan3 bu5 guo4to be unable to breathe easily
25不过意 不過意 guò bu4 guo4 yi4to be sorry; to feel apologetic

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