HSK 4 grammar · new HSK syllabus
不仅 / 不光…而且 / 还…: not only
不仅 and 不光 work like 不但: 不仅好看，而且便宜. Common in written Chinese.
Structure
- 不仅 / 不光 + A，而且 / 还 / 也 + B
How it works
不仅 (written) and 不光 (spoken) mean “not only”, like 不但. The second half takes 而且, 还 or 也.
甚至 can add an even stronger third point: 不仅大人喜欢，甚至孩子也喜欢.
Examples
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这本书不仅内容丰富，而且很有意思。
Zhè běn shū bùjǐn nèiróng fēngfù, érqiě hěn yǒuyìsi.
This book is not only rich in content but also interesting.
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他不光会说汉语，还会写汉字。
Tā bùguāng huì shuō Hànyǔ, hái huì xiě Hànzì.
He can not only speak Chinese but also write characters.
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运动不仅对身体好，还能让人心情愉快。
Yùndòng bùjǐn duì shēntǐ hǎo, hái néng ràng rén xīnqíng yúkuài.
Exercise is good for the body and also lifts your mood.
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这家店不仅东西便宜，服务也很好。
Zhè jiā diàn bùjǐn dōngxi piányi, fúwù yě hěn hǎo.
This shop is not only cheap; the service is good too.
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不光是学生，老师也参加了比赛。
Bùguāng shì xuéshēng, lǎoshī yě cānjiā le bǐsài.
Not just the students; the teachers also took part.
Words in these examples (38)
| 这 | zhè | this | HSK 1 |
| 本 | běn | (measure word for books) | HSK 1 |
| 书 | shū | book | HSK 1 |
| 不仅 | bùjǐn | not only | HSK 4 |
| 内容 | nèiróng | content | HSK 4 |
| 丰富 | fēngfù | rich; plentiful | HSK 4 |
| 而且 | érqiě | and also; moreover | HSK 3 |
| 很 | hěn | very | HSK 1 |
| 有意思 | yǒuyìsi | interesting; fun | HSK 2 |
| 他 | tā | he; him | HSK 1 |
| 不光 | bùguāng | not only | HSK 4 |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to | HSK 1 |
| 说 | shuō | to say; to speak | HSK 1 |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) | HSK 1 |
| 还 | hái | still; also | HSK 1 |
| 写 | xiě | to write | HSK 1 |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character | HSK 1 |
| 运动 | yùndòng | sport; to exercise | HSK 2 |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; to; toward | HSK 1 |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body; health | HSK 2 |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well | HSK 1 |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to | HSK 1 |
| 让 | ràng | to let; to ask (someone to do something) | HSK 2 |
| 人 | rén | person; people | HSK 1 |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood | HSK 4 |
| 愉快 | yúkuài | happy; pleasant | HSK 4 |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; (measure word for shops and companies) | HSK 1 |
| 店 | diàn | shop; store | HSK 1 |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff | HSK 1 |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap | HSK 1 |
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; service | HSK 3 |
| 也 | yě | also; too | HSK 1 |
| 是 | shì | to be (am, is, are); yes | HSK 1 |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student | HSK 1 |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 参加 | cānjiā | to take part in; to join | HSK 3 |
| 了 | le | (particle marking a completed action or a change) | HSK 1 |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | match; competition | HSK 3 |
Common mistakes
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✗不仅好看，但是便宜。
✓不仅好看，而且便宜。
不仅 pairs with 而且 / 还 / 也.
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✗他不仅会说，他而且会写。
✓他不仅会说，而且会写。
With one subject, 而且 follows directly.
Check yourself
Choose the word that fills the gap.
1. 他不仅学习好， 很会运动。
2. 是我，大家都觉得这个主意好。
3. 这里不仅环境好，交通 很方便。