HSK 3 grammar · conjunction
不但…而且
不但…而且 — not only…but also
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
不但…而且 adds a second, stronger point to the first: "not only A, but also B." When both clauses share one subject, put it before 不但; when the subjects differ, put each subject after its connector.
Examples
她不但会唱歌，而且会跳舞。
Tā búdàn huì chàng gē, érqiě huì tiào wǔ.
She can not only sing but also dance.
这家饭馆不但便宜，而且很好吃。
Zhè jiā fànguǎn búdàn piányi, érqiě hěn hǎochī.
This restaurant is not only cheap but also delicious.
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See it in a story
In the app, 不但…而且 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.