不只

bùzhǐ

adverb #12,492

Meanings

1 not only; not merely

Characters

Examples

不只是我，大家都这么想。

Bùzhǐ shì wǒ, dàjiā dōu zhème xiǎng.

Not only me — everyone thinks so.

他不只会说中文，还会说日语。

Tā bùzhǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén, hái huì shuō Rìyǔ.

He can speak not only Chinese but also Japanese.

Tips

grammar

不只 is often used with 还/也/而且 in the second clause: 不只...还... (not only...but also...). It's interchangeable with 不仅 (bùjǐn) and 不光 (bùguāng).

Stroke Order

不 bù

只 zhǐ