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Grammar

The complex sentence with "不但…还…" denotes a correlation. The meaning is similar to "not only… but also."

For example:

我们不但游览了北京的名胜古迹,还去了西安、上海和杭州。

Wǒmen búdàn yóulǎn le Běijīng de míngshènggǔjì, hái qù le Xī'ān、Shànghǎi hé Hángzhōu.

We not only visited places of interest in Beijing, but also went to Xi'an, Shanghai and Hangzhou.  

Exercises: Make sentences with 

不但…还…

For example:

马克会说中文。。  马克会说法文。

Mǎkè huì shuō Zhōngwén.   Mǎkè huì shuō Fǎwén.

Mark can speak Chinese.   Mark can speak French.

马克不但会说中文,还会说法文。

Mǎkè búdàn huì shuō Zhōngwén, hái huì shuō Fǎwén.

Mark not only speaks Chinese but also French.

1. 这里有购物中心。。  这里有电影院。

Zhèlǐ yǒu gòuwù zhōngxīn. Zhèlǐ yǒu diànyǐngyuàn.

There is a shopping mall. There is a cinema.

2. 图书馆里很安静。。  图书馆里很凉快。

Túshūguǎn lǐ hěn ānjìng. Túshūguǎn lǐ hěn liángkuai.

The library is very quiet. The library is very cool.

 

Buzzwords

1. 水货

shuĭhuò

smuggled goods

水货的质量没有保证。

Shuĭhuò de zhìliàng méiyǒu bǎozhèng.

The quality of smuggled goods cannot be guaranteed.

2. 裸捐

luǒjuān

all-out donation

受比尔·盖茨的影响,很多中国企业家也决心裸捐。

Shòu Bǐ'ěr·Gàicí de yǐngxiǎng, hěnduō Zhōngguó qǐyèjiā yě juéxīn luǒjuān.

Influenced by Bill Gates, many Chinese entrepreneurs are also determined to go all-out to make charitable donations. 

3. 暂住证

zànzhùzhèng

temporary residence permit

办理暂住证的程序很繁琐。

Bànlǐ zànzhùzhèng de chéngxù hěn fánsuǒ.

The procedures to get a temporary residence permit are very complicated.

4. 二手烟

èrshŏuyān

passive smoking

越来越多的人意识到二手烟的危害。

Yuèláiyuèduō de rén yìshi dào èrshǒuyān de wēihài.

More and more people are now aware of the dangers of passive smoking.

5. 低碳生活

dītàn shēnghuó

low-carbon lifestyle

低碳生活成为一种新时尚。

Dītàn shēnghuó chéngwéi yìzhǒng xīn shíshàng.

Adopting a low-carbon lifestyle has become a new trend.

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