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Examples
- 我们的产品不但要求数量多，而且要求质量好。
- In production, we demand not only quantity but also quality. → 不但
- 我们看问题，不但要看到部分，而且要看到全体。
- In approaching a problem we should see the whole as well as the parts. → 部分
- 他不但不支持我，反把我批评了一顿。
- Instead of supporting me, he criticized me. → 反
- 这样做不但于事无补，反会把事情弄糟。
- This won't do any good; on the contrary, it will make things even worse. → 反
- 风不但没停，反而更大了。
- Instead of going down, the wind blew even harder. → 反而
- 他不但不承认错误，反而替自己抹粉。
- He not only refused to admit his mistake but even tried to whitewash himself. → 抹粉
- 看问题，不但要看到部分，而且要看到全体。
- In approaching a problem one should see the whole as well as the parts. → 全体
- 人大代表不但有选举权，还有罢免权。
- Not only do deputies to the People's Congress have the right to elect, they also have the right of recall. → 罢免权
- 他不但自己老八板儿， 也要求别人和他一样。
- Not only he is conservative, but he also insists others be the same. → 老八板儿
- 做这个买卖不但不挣钱， 我还得贴钱呢。
- I not only fail to make profits out of the business, but have to run it at a loss. → 贴钱
Collocations
- 不但如此
- moreover
- 不但……而且……
- not only…but also…
- 不但……还……
- not only…but also…
- 不但……也……
- not only…but also…
- 不但……又……
- not only…but also…
nciku Note
Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination in a complex sentence
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A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.
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