不但……而且……

Structure:

Subject + 不但 + Adj./Verb, 而且 + Adj./Verb

Meaning:

“不但⋯⋯,而且⋯⋯” (bùdàn…, érqiě…) is a very commonly used pattern that indicates “not only, … but also….”

Examples:

    这种菜不但好吃,而且有营养。

    Zhè zhònɡ cài bú dàn hǎo chī , ér qiě yǒu yínɡ yǎnɡ

    This kind of vegetable is not delicious but nutritious.

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