不止 (bù zhǐ) — (verb) to not stop, to be incessant; (adverb) more than; not simply; (used before numbers or amounts to indicate excess or beyond what is expected)
Definition
不止 is a verb/adverb meaning 'not stop / more than' — before numbers it means 'more than' (不止一次 = more than once); with a subject it means 'not limited to' (参加的不止我们 = not just us). Often paired with 还 or 也 to add items, like 不仅/不光.
verb
to not stopto be incessant
adverb
more thannot simply(used before numbers or amounts to indicate excess or beyond what is expected)
Examples
- 不止，。Zhè chǎng yǔ xià bù zhǐ, yǐ jīng xià le sān tiān le.This rain hasn't stopped; it's been raining for three days.
- 不止。Wǒ bú bù zhǐ yí cì gào sù tā zhè ge shì.I've told her about this more than once.
- 不止。Cān jiā zhè ge xiàng mù de bú bù zhǐ wǒ men gōng sī.Our company is not the only one participating in this project.
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