How to say “not only” in Chinese
not only; not stop
“Not only” in Chinese is 不止, bù zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
不止 is read bù zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
A drawing of a foot. It hints at the sound of 址 zhǐ.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不止”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 不止. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他不止一次提醒过2我tābùzhǐyícìtíxǐngguowǒHe’s reminded me more than once.
More words from the lesson “Very and more and more”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “not only” in Chinese?
“Not only” in Chinese is 不止, pinyin bùzhǐ.
What does 不止 mean?
不止 (bùzhǐ) means “not only; not stop”.
How do you write 不止?
不止 is 2 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 止 (zhǐ) — stop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 不止?
不止 is read bùzhǐ. Tones: bù — fourth tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“not only” in the lesson “Very and more and more”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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