created reference approved 左不过/左不過 → 左不是 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左不过 / 左不過 zuǒbuguò
左不是 zuǒbushì
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 左不过/左不過 · zuǒbuguò · anyway — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左不过 / 左不過
zuǒbuguò
anyway
In any case, anyhow, or in any event
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · contrary 不过 (literal) → 不过/不過 · bùguò · but
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 左不过/左不過 · zuǒbuguò · at most — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左不过 / 左不過
zuǒbuguò
at most
Used to express a maximum amount or limit, meaning at most or at the very most.
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · contrary 不过 (literal) → 不过/不過 · bùguò · only
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 左不过/左不過 · zuǒbuguò · must be — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左不过 / 左不過
zuǒbuguò
must be
Used to express certainty about a situation, meaning certainly or it cannot be otherwise.
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · contrary 不过 (literal) → 不过/不過 · bùguò · but
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 左不过/左不過 · zuǒbuguò · merely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左不过 / 左不過
zuǒbuguò
merely
Only; just
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · contrary 不过 (literal) → 不过/不過 · bùguò · only
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition