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不仅

bùjǐn

not only

A person reading and painting
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

仅 jǐn

Strokes
4
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他不仅会做饭。 Tā bù jǐn huì zuò fàn. He can not only cook.
  • 她不仅爱学习。 Tā bù jǐn ài xué xí. She not only loves studying.
  • 这里不仅安静。 Zhè lǐ bù jǐn ān jìng. It is not only quiet here.

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