不過 bùguò HSK2 but Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents bùguò but · only · extremely 不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings过 過 guò adverbparticle to exceed to exceed or go beyond a certain limit; to surpass; (bound form) excessive; overlybùguò cannot surpass 不 bu particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction过 過 guò particle [potential/result] Used after a verb to indicate crossing a space, winning a competition, or exceeding a limit; often used with 得 de or 不 bù to show potential