Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words不但

WordTOCFL Level 2conjunctionTaiwan frequency #487

不但

bùdàn·ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ

“not only; used to introduce a first point before adding a stronger or more surprising one.”

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Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.

but; however; yet; still; only; merely; just; provided that; as long as