不但……而且……

Examples

Watch out

• 而且 is often shortened to 也 in speech: 他不但会英语，也会日语。
• Do not follow it with 但是 — the two halves point the same way.

Words in these examples

All 32 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new .

• 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
• 不但bù dànHSK 2not only (... but also ...)
• 会huìHSK 1assemble, meet together; meeting
• 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
• 英语yīng yǔHSK 2English (language)
• 而且ér qiěHSK 2(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
• 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
• 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
• 流利liú lìHSK 2fluent
• 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
• 场chǎngHSK 1open space, field, market
• 雨yǔHSK 1rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
• 没méiHSK 1not, have not, none; drown, sink
• 停tíngHSK 2stop, suspend, delay; suitable
• 更gèngHSK 2more, still further, much more; to change, alter
• 大dàHSK 1big, great, vast, large, high
• 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
• 学xuéHSK 1learning, knowledge; school
• 汉语hàn yǔHSK 1Chinese language
• 要yàoHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
• 记jìHSK 1record; keep in mind, remember
• 词cíHSK 2words; phrase, expression
• 练liànHSK 2to practice, drill, exercise, train
• 发fāHSK 2issue, dispatch, send out; hair
• 音yīnHSK 2sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
• 她tāHSK 1she, her
• 自己zì jǐHSK 2oneself; one's own
• 来láiHSK 1come, coming; return, returning
• 把bǎHSK 3hold, take; guard; regard as
• 朋友péng youHSK 1friend
• 也yěHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
• 带来dài láiHSK 2to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce