不单

不單

bùdān

conjunction #12,834

Meanings

1 not only
2 not merely
3 not simply

Characters

Examples

他不单会说中文，还会说日语。

Tā bùdān huì shuō Zhōngwén, hái huì shuō Rìyǔ.

He not only speaks Chinese, but also Japanese.

这不单是我的问题。

Zhè bùdān shì wǒ de wèntí.

This is not merely my problem.

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grammar

Used in the pattern 不单...还/而且... (not only... but also...). Synonymous with 不但 (bùdàn) and 不仅 (bùjǐn).

Stroke Order

不 bù

单 dān