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不但...而且... (bù dàn... ér qiě...): Not only……but also…… (conjunction) — Meaning & Usage

HSK 2.0Level 3
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不但……而且……
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

但 • dàn... • but, however, only, just
dàn但

but, however, only, just

而 • ér • and; while • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
ér而

and; while

且 • qiě... • moreover; also; for the time being
qiě且

moreover; also; for the time being

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Pinyinbù dàn... ér qiě...
Meaningnot only……but also……
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Example Sentences with 不但...而且...

tā他
bú不
dàn但
huì会
shuō说
yīng英
yǔ语
,
ér而
qiě且
huì会
shuō说
fǎ法
yǔ语
。
He not only speaks English, but also speaks French.
Tā他
bù不
dàn但
huì会
tán弹
gāng钢
qín琴
,
ér而
tā他
bú不
dàn但
huì会
chàng唱
gē歌
,
ér而
qiě且
tā她
bú不
dàn但
xué学
xí习
hǎo好
,
ér而
qiě且

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 不但...而且....

  • 重要zhòng yàoimportant
  • 经过jīng guòpass through
  • 了解liǎo jiěunderstand
  • 决定jué dìngdecide
  • 干净gān jìngclean
  • 蛋糕dàn gāocake
  • 司机sī jīdriver
  • 一样yī yàngsame; identical
  • 爷爷yé yegrandfather [father's father]
  • 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
  • 护照hù zhàopassport
  • 努力nǔ lìhardworking
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不但...而且....

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错
qiě且
tán弹
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
。
He not only can play the piano, but also plays it very well.
huì会
tiào跳
wǔ舞
。
He can not only sing but also dance.
lè乐
yú于
zhù助
rén人
。
She is not only good at studying, but also willing to help others.
bù cuò
correct
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
  • Words with 但
    • 但是dàn shìbut; however
    • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
    • 但愿dàn yuànHopefully
    • 非但fēi dànNot only
    • 不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……not only……but also……
    • 虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……although
    Words with 而
    • 而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also
    • 然而rán érhowever
    • 从而cóng érthus; therebyupon
    • 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
    • 因而yīn érthus; as a result; with the result that
    • 时而shí érfrom time to time; sometimes
    • 而已ér yǐthat is all; nothing more
    • 进而jìn érand then
    Words with 且
    • 而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also
    • 并且bìng qiěand
    • 况且kuàng qiěmoreover; besides; in addition
    • 姑且gū qiětentatively; for the moment
    • 尚且shàng qiě[with negative] not even, let alone
    • 暂且zàn qiěfor the time being; for the moment
    • 且慢qiě mànhold on, wait a moment
    • 且不说qiě bù shuōlet alone, not to mention