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<h1>Expressing "not only... but also"</h1>


<p>不但⋯⋯，而且⋯⋯ (bùdàn..., érqiě...) is a very commonly used pattern that indicates "not only, ... but also...."</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used with Single Subject </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used with Two Subjects </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.2 Websites</span></li>
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<h2>Used with Single Subject</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 不但 ⋯⋯ ，而且 ⋯⋯</div>

<p>T</p>

he same subject should apply to both the first part and the second part (the part after 而且).

<p>The pattern can also be used omitting 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 and 还 in its place.
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 东西 不但 贵 ，而且 难 买 。
Zhège dōngxi bùdàn guì, érqiě nán mǎi .
This thing is not only expensive, but also hard to buy. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 道 菜 不但 好看 ，也 好吃 。
Zhè dào cài bùdàn hǎokàn, yě hǎochī.
This dish is not only good-looking, but also delicious. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 不但 聪明 ，而且 很 幽默 。
Tā bùdàn cōngming, érqiě hěn yōumò.
She is not only smart, but also very humorous. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 不但 离开 了 我 ，还 拿走 了 我 所有 的 钱 。
Tā bùdàn líkāi le wǒ, hái názǒu le wǒ suǒyǒu de qián.
Not only did she leave me, but she also took all my money. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不但 提前 做 完 了 ，而且 做 得 很 好 。
Tā bùdàn tíqián zuò wán le, érqiě zuò de hěn hǎo.
Not only did he finish it in advance, but he did it very well.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Used with Two Subjects</h2>

<p>When there is only one subject with 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put one after 不但 and one after 而且.</p>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">不但 + Subj. 1 ⋯⋯ ，而且 + Subj. 2 + 也 ⋯⋯</div>

<p>The pattern can also be used omitting 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 in its place.</p>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">不但 大学生 找工作 难 ，而且 研究生 也 不容易 。
Bùdàn dàxuéshēng zhǎo gōngzuò nán, érqiě yánjiūshēng yě bù róngyì.
Not only is it hard to find a job for undergraduates, but it's also hard for graduate students. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 电影 不但 孩子们 喜欢 ，大人 也 很 喜欢 。
Zhège diànyǐng bùdàn háizimen xǐhuan, dàren yě hěn xǐhuan.
Not only do children like this movie, but adults like it too. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">不但 员工 压力 大 ，老板 压力 也 很 大 。
Bùdàn yuángōng yālì dà, lǎobǎn yālì yě hěn dà.
Not only are the employees under a lot of pressure, but the boss is under a lot of pressure too. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老师 发现 ，不但 学生 说谎 ，而且 家长 也 说谎 。
Lǎoshī fāxiàn, bùdàn xuéshēng shuōhuǎng, érqiě jiāzhǎng yě shuōhuǎng.
The teacher found that not only did the student lie, but their parents did too. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">不但 老百姓 害怕 这些 人 ，而且 警察 也 害怕 。
Bùdàn lǎobǎixìng hàipà zhèxiē rén, érqiě jǐngchá yě hàipà.
Not only do the ordinary people fear these people, but the police also fear them too.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Many types of "not only… but also…" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"Not only… but also" with "bujin" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"In addition" as "lingwai"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 22) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 253) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 219) →buy</span><br/></li>
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<h4>Websites</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Usage of 而</span><br/></li>
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