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不但 … ,而且 … (not only … but also)
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Not only cheap
- You are recommending a new restaurant to a friend who is hard to please.
- 这家restaurant饭馆not only不但cheap便宜,but also而且very很to be fond of eating好吃。 — "This restaurant isn't only cheap, it's also delicious."
not only不但 A,but also而且 B
- not only不但 A,but also而且 B = "not only A, but also B": B adds a further, often stronger, point.
- but also而且 can be followed by still / also还 or too也: but also而且still / also还very很to be fond of eating好吃.
she她not only不但can会sing唱歌,but also而且can会dance跳舞。

Complete: “He not only speaks Chinese, but also speaks French.” 他不但会说中文,____会说法语。
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不但 A,而且 B.
One subject or two
- Same subject: subject first, then not only不但: he / him他not only不但intelligent聪明,but also而且very很to make an effort努力。 — "He's not only clever but also hard-working."
- Different subjects: not only不但 before the first subject: not only不但I我like it喜欢,but also而且I我friend朋友too也like it喜欢。 — "Not only do I like it, my friend does too."
not only不但I我like it喜欢,but also而且my我friend朋友too也likes it喜欢。
Build: “Not only do I like it, my friend does too.”
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Two subjects: 不但 before the first.
Where not only不但 goes
- One subject: he / him他not only不但intelligent聪明, not not only不但he / him他intelligent聪明.
- Two subjects: not only不但I我like it喜欢,but also而且he / him他too也like it喜欢 — not only不但 goes before the first subject.
Which sentence is correct?
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With one subject, 不但 follows the subject.
but also而且 alone, and not just不仅
- but also而且 can stand alone to add a point: the weather天气very很cold冷,but also而且snow下雪(completed / change)了 — "It's cold, and it's snowing too."
- not just不仅 is a more written synonym of not only不但: not just不仅…but also而且….
the weather天气very很cold冷,and also而且snow下雪了。
而且 can be used on its own to add a point.
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天气很冷,而且下雪了.
Recap
- not only不但 A,but also而且 B = not only A, but also B.
- One subject: after it; two subjects: before the first. but also而且 can stand alone; not just不仅 is more formal.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Complex sentence patterns.
You are recommending a new restaurant to a friend who is hard to please. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.