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Chinese grammar

不但不/没…,反而…

Far from …, on the contrary …

不但不 A,反而 B: not only not A, but the opposite, B.

In stories

  1. 老师听了,不但没有生气,反而愉快地笑了:“说我像一条没有家的狗?

    孔子是谁? · Who was Confucius? HSK 4

  2. 悟空不但不救火,反而吹了一口气,起了一阵大风,把火都吹向了和尚们住的地方。

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 5

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What does 不但不/没…,反而… mean in Chinese?

Far from …, on the contrary …. 不但不 A,反而 B: not only not A, but the opposite, B.

How common is 不但不/没…,反而…?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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