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不但

bú dàn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Conjunction

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不但
bù dàn Conjunction not only (... but also ...)
不但
bú dàn Conjunction not only

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  1. 1. not only

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3 guides
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 6 min
不但不/没有...，反而... for “Not Only Not …, But Instead …”

不但不 / 不但没有……，反而…… says the expected thing didn’t happen and the opposite happened instead: 雨不但没停，反而越下越大了.

Reading: bú dàn Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
……不说，还…… for “Not Only …, But Also …”

Pile one point on top of another in casual Chinese with ……不说，还……, as in 这家饭馆菜贵不说，服务还特别慢.

Reading: bú dàn Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min
不但...而且...

Build polished “not only...but also...” sentences.

Reading: bú dàn Open guide