不仅如此 (bù jǐn rú cǐ) — not only that; moreover

Definition

A transitional idiom meaning 'not only that' — used to add a stronger or more striking point on top of what was just said. It is more formal and emphatic than the everyday 而且 or 并且.

idiom
not only thatmoreover

Examples

  • ，不仅如此，。
    Tā shì yí wèi yōu xiù de xué zhě, bù jǐn rú cǐ, hái shì yí wèi rè xīn gōng yì de huó dòng jiā.
    He is an outstanding scholar; moreover, he is an activist who is enthusiastic about public welfare.
  • ，不仅如此，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī chǎn pǐn zhì liàng hǎo, bù jǐn rú cǐ, shòu hòu fú wù yě zuò dé fēi cháng dào wèi.
    This company's product quality is good; in addition, its after-sales service is also very thorough.
  • ，不仅如此，。
    Zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ làng fèi zī yuán, bù jǐn rú cǐ, hái huì duì huán jìng zào chéng pò huài.
    This practice wastes resources; moreover, it will also cause damage to the environment.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 僅; 仅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
堇
堇jǐn僅jǐn
Same sound today

The traditional form 僅 pairs 人, a person, with 堇, which gives the sound; the simplified 仅 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ如rú
Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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