只不过 zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more thanit's just that … Example sentences 只不过是随口说说的，你又何必当真呢？ zhǐ buguò shì suíkǒu shuō shuo de, nǐ yòu hébì dàngzhēn ne? It's just casual talk, why should you take it seriously?