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bùguò

不过bùguòbùguò
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FromLesson 10inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of bùguò

我wǒ　的de　书shū　被bèi　他tā　借jiè　走zǒu　了le，　不过búguò　明天míngtiān　他tā　会huì　送sòng　回来huílái。wǒ de shū bèi tā jiè zǒu le, búguò míngtiān tā huì sòng huílái.
My book was borrowed by him, but he will bring it back tomorrow.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　公园gōngyuán，　不过bùguò　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　要yào　上班shàngbān。wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán, bùguò wǒ jīntiān yào shàngbān.
I want to go to the park, but I have to work today.
原来Yuánlái　他tā　也yě　是shì　学xué　中文zhōngwén　的de，　不过búguò　水平shuǐpíng　比bǐ　我wǒ　高gāo　一点儿yìdiǎnr。Yuánlái tā yě shì xué zhōngwén de, búguò shuǐpíng bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
It turns out he also studies Chinese, but his level is a bit higher than mine.

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