Difference between revisions of "Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also""

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We've seen multiple ways to express "not only... but also..." 不但 can be followed by 而且 (ér qiě), 还 (hái), or 也 (yě). This structure expresses an equal degree of importance between the two scenarios and situations. However, 不但 followed by 更 (gèng) expresses a different degree of importance between the two situations mentioned. The situation following 更 (gèng) has a greater impact or degree of importance than the situation following 不但.

Structure

Subj. + 不但 + …… , 更 + ……

Sources and further reading

Books

Anything Goes (无所不谈) (pp. 17) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

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-We've seen multiple ways to express "not only... but also..." 不但 can be followed by 而且 (ér qiě), 还 (hái), or 也 (yě). This structure expresses an equal degree of importance between the two scenarios and situations. However, although 不但 . . . 更 also expresses "not only... but also...", 不但 followed by 更 (gèng) expresses a different degree of importance between the two situations mentioned. The situation following 更 (gèng) has a greater impact or degree of importance than the situation following 不但.
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+We've seen multiple ways to express "not only... but also..." 不但 can be followed by 而且 (ér qiě), 还 (hái), or 也 (yě). This structure expresses an equal degree of importance between the two scenarios and situations. However, 不但 followed by 更 (gèng) expresses a different degree of importance between the two situations mentioned. The situation following 更 (gèng) has a greater impact or degree of importance than the situation following 不但.
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-Subj. + 不但 + . . . , 更 + . . .
+Subj. + 不但 + …… , 更 + ……
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-* 参加这个活动<em>不但</em>可以认识新的人, <em>更</em>可以宣传你的产品. <span class="trans">Participate in this event not only to meet new people but to promote your product.</span>
-* 很多人认为锻炼身体<em>不但</em>可以保持身体健康，<em>更</em>可以改善心理健康/治愈抑郁症. <span class="trans"> A lot of people think exercising not only helps maintains a healthy body but can also help improve mental health/cure depression.