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不但
Traditional Chinese
不但
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bù dàn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bat1 daan6
Short definition not only
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions not onlyAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: not only
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameldc
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: not only (... but also...)
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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虽然(suī rán) even if
(tā) she
知道(zhī dào) to know
(nà nā nā) Na
(jiā) home
公司(gōng sī) firm
不但(bù dàn) not only
(duì) for
当地(dāng dì) local
官员(guān yuán) administrator
行贿(xíng huì) to bribe
而且(ér qiě) moreover
也给( yě gěi)
她的( tā de)
家人(jiā rén) household servant
带了(dài le) to have brought
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
极大的( jí dà de) galactic
麻烦(máfán) annoying
(kě) can
(tā) she
还是(hái shì) or
应聘了(yìng pìn le) to hare hired
(nà nā nā) Na
(jiā) home
公司的( gōng sī de) corporation's
一份(yīfèn)
工作(gōng zuò) job

She applied for a job at the company that had not only bribed local officials but also caused huge problems for her own family.

(tā) another
不但(bù dàn) not only
喜欢(xǐ huān) to like
棒球(bàng qiú) baseball
(huán) yet
喜欢(xǐ huān) to like
足球(zú qiú) a football

He likes not only baseball but football as well.

(tā) another
不但(bù dàn) not only
(mò) without
帮我(bāng wǒ) help me
(huán) yet
骂了(màle)
(wǒ) I

Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.

(tā) she
不但(bù dàn) not only
漂亮(piàoliàng) beautiful
而且(ér qiě) moreover
聪明(cōng míng) smart

She is as clever as she is beautiful.

(tā) another
不但(bù dàn) not only
会说(huìshù)
普通话(pǔ tōng huà) ordinary speech
而且会(érqiěhuì)
(shuō) to scold
上海话(shàng hǎi huàshàng hǎi huà shàng hǎi) Shanghainese

Not only can he speak Mandarin, but Shanghainese as well.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不但(bù dàn) not only
不和(bù hé) discord
我一( yī)
(qǐ) to rise
吃饭(chī fàn) to eat food
反而(fǎn ér) instead
(qù) to get rid of
(hé) with
另一个(lìng yī ge) another
女生(nv shēng) schoolgirl
吃饭(chī fàn) to eat food

Not only did you not eat with me, you went to have dinner with another girl!

(lí lì lì) beautiful
(sà) Bodhisattva
不但(bù dàn) not only
会说(huìshù)
英文(yīng wén) English
而且会(érqiěhuì)
说法(shuōfǎ) theory
(wén) gentle

Lisa speaks not only English but also French.

(mǎ) surname Ma
不但(bù dàn) not only
象徵著(xiàngzhìzhe)
刚健(gāng jiàn) energetic
(zōu) ,
高昂(gāo áng) elation
(zōu) ,
昌盛(chāng shèng) prosperous
(zōu) ,
发达(fā dá) to develop
(huán) yet
代表(dài biǎo) delegate
(zhù zhùzhuó) book
奋斗(fèn dòu) to strive
不止(bù zhǐ) without ceasing
(zōu) ,
自强不息(zì qiáng bù xī) self-improvement
(dedì) of
民族精神(mín zú jīng shén) nationalist sentiment

The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.

(tā) another
不但(bù dàn) not only
学习(xué xí) to learn
英语(yīng yǔ) English
(tā) another
(yě) too
学习(xué xí) to learn
德语(dé yǔ) German (language)

He studies English, but he also studies German.

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