而且
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Definitions
- 1. (not only ...) but also
- 2. moreover
- 3. in addition
- 4. furthermore
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Word relationships
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Collocations
Commonly used with 不但 (búdàn) in the pattern 不但...而且... meaning 'not only...but also...'.
Common mistakes
Cannot connect nouns; use 和 or 以及 instead. 而且 only connects verbs, adjectives, or clauses.
Grammar
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Use 不仅 or 不光 in the first clause and 而且, 还 or 也 in the second to add a further point.
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.
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Use 此外 and 另外 to add one more point, and use 另外 on its own to mean “another” or “separately”.
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Example Sentences
2 shown他不但会唱歌， 而且 会跳舞。
他不仅会说中文， 而且 说得很好。
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