不但
bù dànㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT ĐÃN
Traditional: 不但
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Meaning(conjunction)
not only (... but also ...)
Pattern: 不但……而且/还/也…… With the same subject, 不但 comes after it.
Examples
她不但漂亮,而且很聪明。
tā bú dàn piào liang, ér qiě hěn cōng ming.
She's not only pretty but also very clever.
这家店的菜不但好吃,还很便宜。
zhè jiā diàn de cài bú dàn hǎo chī, hái hěn pián yi.
The food here is not only tasty but also cheap.
他不但会说汉语,也会写汉字。
tā bú dàn huì shuō hàn yǔ, yě huì xiě hàn zì.
He can not only speak Chinese but also write characters.
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Stroke order
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
ĐÃN · 7 strokes
but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
Related words
- 不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 不客气 bù kè qi — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
- 不过 bù guò — only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 不管 bù guǎn — not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 差不多 chà bu duō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad