不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2
- not only (... but also ...)
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
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- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
但
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 但愿 但願 dàn yuàn ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ daan6 jyun6 if only (sth were possible)
- 但丁 Dàn dīng ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥ daan6 ding1 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
- 但凡 dàn fán ㄉㄢˋ ㄈㄢˊ daan6 faan4 every single
- 但书 但書 dàn shū ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨ daan6 syu1 proviso
Show 12 more words with 但
- 撒但 Sā dàn ㄙㄚ ㄉㄢˋ saat3 daan6 variant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan
- 约但 約但 Yuē dàn ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ joek3 daan6 variant of 约旦
- 非但 fēi dàn ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ fei1 daan6 not only
- 马但 馬但 Mǎ dàn ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ maa5 daan6 Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
- 但尼生 Dàn ní shēng ㄉㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄥ daan6 nei4 sang1 Tennyson (name)
- 约但河 約但河 Yuē dàn Hé ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ joek3 daan6 ho4 variant of 约旦河
- 圣但尼 聖但尼 Shèng dàn ní ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ sing3 daan6 nei4 St Denis or St Dennis
- 但以理书 但以理書 Dàn yǐ lǐ shū ㄉㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨ daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1 Book of Daniel
- 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ daan6 syut3 mou4 fong4 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
- 但愿如此 但願如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ daan6 jyun6 jyu4 ci2 if only it were so
- 格但斯克 Gé dàn sī kè ㄍㄜˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄙ ㄎㄜˋ gaak3 daan6 si1 hak1 Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland
- 虽迟但到 雖遲但到 suī chí dàn dào ㄙㄨㄟ ㄔˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ seoi1 ci4 daan6 dou3 (slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 不
- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Example sentences
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她 不但 漂亮 ， 而且 聪明 聰明 。
She is as clever as she is beautiful.
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他 不但 没 沒 帮 幫 我 ， 还 還 骂 罵 了 我 。
Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.
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我 的 爱好 愛好 不但 广泛 廣泛 而且 有用 。
My hobbies are not only wide-ranging but also useful.
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他 不但 喜欢 喜歡 棒球 ， 还 還 喜欢 喜歡 足球 。
He likes not only baseball but football as well.
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他 不但 学习 學習 英语 英語 ， 他 也 学习 學習 德语 德語 。
He studies English, but he also studies German.
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