Monday, May 25, 2015

不但⋯,而且⋯ (bùdàn..., érqiě...)

"不但⋯⋯,而且⋯⋯" (bùdàn..., érqiě...) is a very commonly used pattern that indicates "not only, ... but also....".The structure is Subject + 不但 + Adj./Verb, 而且 + Adj./VerbThe same subject should apply to both the first part and the second part (the part after 而且).
The pattern can also be used omitting 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 and 还 in its place. For example, 
  • 他不但会说中文,而且会说西班牙语。He can not only speak Mandarin, but can also speak Spanish.
  • 这个学生不但会说中文,而且说得非常好!Not only can this student speak Chinese, but also speaks it well.
When there is only one subject with 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put one after 不但 and one after 而且. For example, 
  • 不但他会说中文,而且他的妹妹也会说。[不但 + Subject 1 + Adj./Verb, 而且 + Subject 2 + Adj./VerbNot only can he speak Mandarin, but his little sister can as well.
Please use  不但⋯⋯,而且⋯⋯ structure to combine the two sentences together. 
  1. 李友会做美国饭。李友也会做中国饭。
  2. 李友很漂亮。李友也很聪明。
  3. 王朋写字很好。他写字也很快。
  4. 王朋会跳舞。他的儿女也会跳舞。
  5. 王朋喜欢吃面条。他的女儿也喜欢吃面条。
  6. 王朋的女儿会唱歌。她还会跳舞。
  7. 今天的作业很少。今天的作业还很简单。
  8. 昨天的作业很多。昨天的作业也很难。
  9. 这个菜很便宜。这个菜也很好吃。
  10. 这件衣服很贵。这件衣服也很不舒服。

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