Definition
不单 is an adverb meaning 'not only' or 'not merely', similar to 不但 but slightly more formal or literary. It is used in correlative structures such as 不单……还/也…… ('not only… but also…') or before a noun phrase to mean 'not just (noun)'. Place it at the beginning of the first clause or before the noun it modifies.
adv.
not onlynot merely
Examples
- 不单，。Tā bù dān dǒng Yīngyǔ, hái huì Fǎyǔ.He not only understands English but also speaks French.
- 不单，。Zhège wèntí bù dān yǐngxiǎng jīngjì fāzhǎn, yě guānxì dào shèhuì wěndìng.This issue not only affects economic development but also concerns social stability.
- 不单，。bù dān lǎoshī, xuéshēng yě dōu cānjiā le zhè cì huódòng.Not only teachers but also students participated in this activity.
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