A softer "but" with "不过"

这件衣服我很喜欢，不过有点贵。
- I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.
这家餐厅我没去过，不过我听说还不错。
- I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.
这个学生很聪明，不过有点懒。
- This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.
那儿的天气不太好，不过我们玩得很开心。
- The weather there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.
他是东北人，不过他没有口音。
- He's from the northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.
他说得不错，不过不认识汉字。
- He can speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters.
我的钱包丢了，不过没丢什么重要的东西。
- I lost my wallet, but I didn't lose anything important.
刚来的时候很想家，不过现在习惯了。
- I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm used to it now.
你可以参加，不过有个条件。
- You can participate, but there is a condition.
他还在考虑，不过我已经决定了。
- He's still considering it, but I've already decided.

Instead of just using 可是 or 但是, you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò), which also means "but."

Structure

Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses.

⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯

这件衣服我很喜欢，不过有点贵。
- I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.
这家餐厅我没去过，不过我听说还不错。
- I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.
这个学生很聪明，不过有点懒。
- This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.
那儿的天气不太好，不过我们玩得很开心。
- The weather there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.
他是东北人，不过他没有口音。
- He's from the northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.
他说得不错，不过不认识汉字。
- He can speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters.
我的钱包丢了，不过没丢什么重要的东西。
- I lost my wallet, but I didn't lose anything important.
刚来的时候很想家，不过现在习惯了。
- I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm used to it now.
你可以参加，不过有个条件。
- You can participate, but there is a condition.
他还在考虑，不过我已经决定了。
- He's still considering it, but I've already decided.