Word Detail

只不过

zhǐ bu guò

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

HSK 5 (v3.0)

Examples

我只不过是开玩笑。

Wǒ zhǐbuguò shì kāiwánxiào.

I was just joking.

只不过是个误会。

Zhǐbuguò shì gè wùhuì.

It's just a misunderstanding.

人只不过是人。

Rén zhǐbuguò shì rén.

Humans are only humans.