<p>There is no 100% 1:1 translation, so how you translate this expression will heavily depend on the context. </p>

<p>Some examples:</p>

<p>You want to fly abroad on holiday, but the airport is closed. You can express your discontent with <code>坐飞机去旅游原来不过如此。</code>"So much for taking the plane to go on holiday!". </p>

<p>There is a <code>...也不过如此</code> form, that is used often. E.g.
 <code>最多再有几分钟, 也不过如此.</code> <code>"Only a matter of a few more minutes, that's all."</code></p>

<p>But this can also have the meaning "like a ....!"
<code>皇宫也不过如此吧！</code> <code>"It's like a palace!"</code> (lit. Even the imperial palace can not keep up with this). </p>

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imrek
<p>不过如此 ＝ not a big deal; it's just like this.</p>

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Danke Xie
<p>You really need to put the context in which this is said to achieve a good interpretation.</p>

<p>iciba: 最多再有几英里, 也不过如此. </p>

<p>也不过如此. = that's all.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I am aiming to have a short translation, so it would be preferred that it isn't too long.</p>

<p>I have "Merely so" right now, but it doesn't sound too right in English and the meaning doesn't seem to be sent across as well either.</p>

<p>I know that a translation could be "So you are only like this" but I would like to have a shorter translation.</p>

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2015-05-16T15:05:39.670Z
iciba： nothing more than this ； merely thus，examples have：That was／is all there was／is，So much for，that's all，just like this，
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"It is overrated."
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A good English equivalent for "不過如此"?
# A good English equivalent for "不過如此"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-16)

I am aiming to have a short translation, so it would be preferred that it isn't too long.

I have "Merely so" right now, but it doesn't sound too right in English and the meaning doesn't seem to be sent across as well either.

I know that a translation could be "So you are only like this" but I would like to have a shorter translation.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: iciba： nothing more than this ； merely thus，examples have：That was／is all there was／is，So much for，that's all，just like this，  
> **username_2**: "It is overrated."  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-05-16. Score: 5

There is no 100% 1:1 translation, so how you translate this expression will heavily depend on the context.

Some examples:

You want to fly abroad on holiday, but the airport is closed. You can express your discontent with `坐飞机去旅游原来不过如此。`"So much for taking the plane to go on holiday!".

There is a `...也不过如此` form, that is used often. E.g.
`最多再有几分钟, 也不过如此.` `"Only a matter of a few more minutes, that's all."`

But this can also have the meaning "like a ....!"
`皇宫也不过如此吧！` `"It's like a palace!"` (lit. Even the imperial palace can not keep up with this).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-05-23. Score: 0

不过如此 ＝ not a big deal; it's just like this.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-05-17. Score: 0

You really need to put the context in which this is said to achieve a good interpretation.

iciba: 最多再有几英里, 也不过如此.

也不过如此. = that's all.


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