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title: "Buguang Meaning: 不光 (bùguāng) Means “not only”"
description: "不光 (bùguāng) means “not only; not just”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 光 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不光 mean?

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不光 bùguāng

## not only; not just

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 光 guāng only

## In a sentence

他不光会唱歌，还会跳舞。 He can not only sing but also dance.

可是打仗**不光**要会打，还要会想。

From [古城相会 · Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-6#library-word-981-983)

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## More words with 不 or 光

- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)

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