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非但 (fēi dàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

非但 (fēi dàn) is a Chinese word: not only. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 非但

连 lián conjunction

not only

他非但没有生气,反而笑了起来。

tā fēi dàn méi yǒu shēng qì fǎn ér xiào le qǐ lái

He not only didn't get angry, but instead laughed.

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Word breakdown

非 fēi — not (negation)

但 dàn — only, merely

Structure & writing
1 非 fēi — wrong; erroneous (opposite of '是')
非 is a component in 10 characters

非 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 但 dàn — only, merely

但 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order