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不但 (bú dàn): Not only (... but also ...) (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不但 consists of 2 characters.

but, however, only, just

Word Info

Pinyinbú dàn

Meaningnot only (... but also ...)

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxConjunction

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不但.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3
不用bù yòngHSK 3

Words with 但

但是dàn shìHSK 2
但愿dàn yuànHSK 7-9
非但fēi dànHSK 7-9
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……
虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……

3.

Example Sentences with 不但

tā他

bù不

dàn但

gāo高

，

ér而

qiě且

shòu瘦

。

He is not only tall, but also thin.

Tā他

bù不

dàn但

huì会

shuō说

Yīng英

yǔ语

，

ér而

qiě

tā他

bú不

dàn但

cōng聪

ming明

，

ér而

qiě且

hěn很

nǔ

zhè这

ge个

gōng公

yuán园

bù不

dàn但

piào漂

liàng亮

，

ér

tā她

bù不

dàn但

huì会

shuō说

yīng英

yǔ语

，

ér而

qiě

tā他

bú不

dàn但

méi没

dào道

qiàn歉

，

ér而

qiě且

hái

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

bú不

dàn但

chéng成

běn本

dī低

tā她

bú不

dàn但

tōng通

guò过

le了

kǎo考

shì试

，

ér

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

bú不

dàn但

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hǎo好

nǐ你

bú不

dàn但

yào要

wán完

chéng成

gōng工

zuò作

，

ér

且

huì会

shuō说

Rì日

yǔ语

。

He can not only speak English, but also speak Japanese.

努

lì力

。

He is not only smart but also very hardworking.

而

qiě且

ān安

jìng静

。

This park is not only beautiful, but also quiet.

且

huì会

shuō说

rì日

yǔ语

。

She can not only speak English, but also speak Japanese.

还

jì继

xù续

bào抱

yuàn怨

。

He not only didn't apologize but also kept complaining.

，

ér而

qiě且

xiào效

lǜ率

hěn很

gāo高

。

This plan is not only low-cost but also highly efficient.

而

qiě且

hái还

huò获

dé得

le了

jiǎng奖

xué学

jīn金

。

She not only passed the exam but also received a scholarship.

chī

吃

，

ér而

qiě且

wén闻

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

xiāng香

。

This dish not only looks delicious but also smells very fragrant.

而

qiě且

hái还

yào要

bǎo保

zhèng证

zhì质

liàng量

ma吗

？

Do you not only need to finish the work but also ensure its quality?