非 fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 非 — not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
非但
fēidàn
not only; not merely
Characters in this word
但 dàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项政策非但没有降低成本，反而加重了基层部门的执行负担。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè fēidàn méiyǒu jiàngdī chéngběn, fǎn'ér jiāzhòng le jīcéng bùmén de zhíxíng fùdān. This policy not only failed to reduce costs, but instead increased the implementation burden on grassroots departments.
- 他非但没有生气，反而笑着向我道歉。 Tā fēidàn méiyǒu shēngqì, fǎn'ér xiàozhe xiàng wǒ dàoqiàn. Not only did he not get angry, he even smiled and apologised to me.
- 这家餐厅非但不贵，味道还特别好。 Zhè jiā cāntīng fēidàn bú guì, wèidào hái tèbié hǎo. This restaurant is not only not expensive, the taste is especially good too.
Related words
- 非常 fēicháng very, extremely
- 非 fēi must (emphatic)
- 除非 chúfēi unless; only if
- 并非 bìngfēi is not; by no means
- 非得 fēiděi to have to; must; to insist on
- 非法 fēifǎ illegal; unlawful
- 非凡 fēifán extraordinary; exceptional
- 面目全非 miànmùquánfēi changed beyond recognition; no longer resembling the original
- 莫非 mòfēi could it be that; is it possible that
- 是非 shìfēi right and wrong; disputes
- 似是而非 sìshì'érfēi specious; seemingly right but actually wrong
- 无非 wúfēi nothing more than; simply; merely