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不仅 (bù jǐn): not only

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4conjunction

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: not only
Characters: 2
Part of speech: conjunction
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

not just
not limited to
(as a correlative conjunction) not only (...
not only
not just
not limited to

Chinese explanation

表示超出某个范围或数量，后面常和“还”“而且”“也”等词搭配，说明还有更多的情况。用在前一分句时，常与“而且”“并且”等连用，构成递进关系
用在后一分句时，常与“还”“也”连用，表示补充说明。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

no

HSK 4

barely

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