不仅 而且 grammar

This 不仅 ….而且 Mandarin Grammar can be translated as not only…. but also. In this case 不仅 bujin means not only, while erqie means also. 

 

不仅 + 而且 not only, but also

Example 1:

毛泽东同志不仅伟大的政治家,思想家,军事家,而且是一位杰出诗人。MáoZédōng tóngzhì bùjǐn wěidàde zhèngzhìjiā sīxiǎngjiā , jūnshìjiā, érqiě shì yīwèi jiéchū shīrén。

Mao Ze Dong was not only a great politician, philosopher and general, but also an esteemed poet.

不仅 + 也 

A simple way of utilising this grammar is to use 也 yě meaning and also. For example:

中国不仅历史悠久,还有很多名胜古。  Zhōngguó bùjǐn lìshǐyōujiǔ háiyǒu hěnduō míngshèng gǔ。

Chinese not only has a rich history but also lot’s of interesting historical sites.

英 国 不 仅 有 悠 久 的 历 史 韩 国 的 历 史 也 非 常 悠 久.

Yīngguó bùjǐn yǒu yōujiǔ de lìshǐ Hánguó de lìshǐ yě fēicháng yōujiǔ

It’s not just Britain that has a long history, South Korea has a long history too.

不仅。。。还。。

Another way we see 不仅 used is with 还 So here this means not only  _____ but also  ____. See the example below

看来书中插图, 不仅可以帮助我们记住字母的读音能记住它的样子呢.

Kàn lái shū zhōng chā tú, bù jǐn kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ mén jì zhù zì mǔ de dú yīn huán néng jì zhù tā de yàng zǐ ne.

We have seen that not only does the illustration help us to remember how to pronounce (the letter a), but we also remember about the appearance of it.