不过如此

不過如此

búguò-rúcǐ

idiom #18,312

Meanings

1 nothing more than this
2 no big deal
3 not very impressive

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

看了他的表演，我觉得不过如此。

Kàn le tā de biǎoyǎn, wǒ juéde búguò-rúcǐ.

After watching his performance, I thought it was nothing special.

HSK 7-9

所谓的专家也不过如此。

Suǒwèi de zhuānjiā yě búguò-rúcǐ.

The so-called expert is nothing special after all.

Tips

usage

Used to express disappointment or dismissiveness - something hyped up turns out to be underwhelming. Often used after experiencing something firsthand.

Stroke Order

不 bù

过 guò

如 rú

此 cǐ