Sentence pattern · Band 3
不但……而且……: not only, but also
不但 A，而且 B
不但 raises the bar, 而且 clears it: not only does he speak Chinese, he writes it too. Both words show up, like 因为 and 所以 holding hands on their page. The second half should top the first, a bigger or more surprising claim, and the sentence climbs rather than strolls.
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不但 opens an escalator; the sentence demands a second floor, and 而且 builds it.
不但 leads and 而且 follows; the pair never swaps seats.
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What does 不但……而且…… mean?
不但 raises the bar, 而且 clears it: not only does he speak Chinese, he writes it too. Both words show up, like 因为 and 所以 holding hands on their page. The second half should top the first, a bigger or more surprising claim, and the sentence climbs rather than strolls.
How do you build it?
不但 A，而且 B
What is the most common mistake?
他不但会说汉语。 → 他不但会说汉语，而且会写。
不但 opens an escalator; the sentence demands a second floor, and 而且 builds it.
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