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不光

bùguāng
conjunction HSK 3 #5,593

Meanings

  1. 1 not only

Characters

不
bù
not
光
guāng
only; merely

Examples

不光是他,大家都不同意。
Bù guāng shì tā, dàjiā dōu bù tóngyì.
Not only him, nobody agrees.
学中文不光要学说,还要学写。
Xué Zhōngwén bù guāng yào xué shuō, hái yào xué xiě.
Learning Chinese requires not only speaking but also writing.

Tips

usage
不光 is more colloquial than 不仅/不但. All three mean 'not only' and are used with 还/也.

Stroke Order

不 bù
光 guāng

Related Words

不仅 bùjǐn HSK 3 #2,296
not only
不必 bùbì HSK 3 #1,180
need not / not necessary
光 guāng HSK 3 #828
light / ray / only; merely / bare; smooth
不论 bùlùn HSK 3 #3,082
regardless of / no matter
不安 bùān HSK 3 #3,044
uneasy / restless / worried
不仅仅 bùjǐnjǐn HSK 6 #2,095
not only; not just; not merely / (emphatic) it's more than just...
不断 bùduàn HSK 3 #2,053
continuously / constantly / unceasing
不得不 bùdébù HSK 3 #1,088
have no choice but to / have to
光明 guāngmíng HSK 3 #4,099
bright / light / promising
不止 bùzhǐ HSK 5 #2,958
more than / not limited to / not just
不光 bùguāng
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