(bú dàn) - not only in Mandarin
búdànTraditional: 不但
Translation
not only
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Stroke order
不
但
Examples
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He is not only clever but hard-working.
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This place is not only fun but cheap.
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She can not only speak but write.
不但 (bú dàn) is paired with 而且 (ér qiě) or 还 (hái) in the pattern 不但……而且……. The 不 changes to bú before a fourth tone.
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