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不但 bùdàn

不但 bùdàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 不但 bùdàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bùdàn | bu4 dan4
English translation
not only (... but also...)

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Traditional form

不但 bùdàn

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 不但 bùdàn

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4
dàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and dàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

dàn

Positional decomposition

亻旦

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 不但 bùdàn

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我们 wǒmen de 产品 chǎnpǐn dàn 要求 yāoqiú 数量 shùliàng duō ,而且 érqiě 要求 yāoqiú 质量 zhìliàng Gāo .

In production, we demand not only quantity but also quality.

de 解释 jiěshì 不但 bùdàn 没帮 de máng , 反而 fǎnér 她搞糊 le .

Instead of helping her, his explanation only mixed her up.

fēng 不但 bùdàn méi tíng ,反而 fǎnér Yuè guā Yuè le .

Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.

出汗 chū hàn 不但 bùdàn 包括 bāokuò 水分 shuǐ fèn 流失 liú shī , Huán 包括 bāokuò 电解质 diàn jiě zhì 流失 liú shī .

Sweating involves losses of electrolytes as well as water.

这个 zhè ge 展览 zhǎnlǎn shì 一次 yī cì 不但 bùdàn 令人 lìng rén 愉快 yúkuài 而且 érqiě Huán 鼓舞人心 de 体验 tǐyàn

The exhibition is an enjoyable and, ultimately, life-affirming experience.

不但 bùdàn Decomposition

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不但 bùdàn Compounds

See all 55 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 不但 bùdàn in their composition.

    • fǒu
      • , , , , , ,
      • pēi , pēi , , , , pēi , , , piě , , , , , , , , , ,
    • Huán , huài , bēi , 怀 Huái , Huán , wāi , nāo , béng , , , , piān , pēi , póu , fóu , , , , , biáo , , bēi , , , , , ,
  • dàn
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