不單 [－单]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not the only
  2. not merely
  3. not simply
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 連詞
    唔​單止​；​唔​整​係
    not just; not only
    • 佢不單白癡；仲好貪食。
      佢不单白痴；仲好贪食。
      keoi5 bat1 daan1 baak6 ci1, zung6 hou2 taam1 sik6.
      Not only is he stupid, he is also very greedy when it comes to food.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj
    not only; not just; not simply
    (syn.) 唔单只, 不惟, 勿僅, 不仅, 岂但, 唔單只, 毋但, 不止, 唔净只, 唔單, 非獨, 不獨, 豈但, 勿仅, 唔淨只, 非但, 唔单, 不光, 不特, 不直, 不僅, 唔只, 不論, 勿光, 非论, 勿仅仅, 非独, 不独, 非論, 伓止, 不但, 勿僅僅, 不只, 不论
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我谨记祸不单行。
    我謹記禍不單行。
    wǒ jǐn jì huò bù dān xíng 。
    • I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.
  2. Mandarin
    祸不单行。
    禍不單行。
    huò bù dān xíng 。
    • Misfortunes never come singly.
    • When it rains, it pours.
    • Misery loves company.
    • A misfortune never comes alone.
    • It never rains but it pours.
  3. Mandarin
    俗话说：双喜临门；可俗话又说：福无双进，祸不单行！
    俗話說：雙喜臨門；可俗話又說：福無雙進，禍不單行！
    sú huà shuō ： shuāng xǐ lín mén ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： fú wú shuāng jìn ， huò bù dān xíng ！
    • There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."
  4. Mandarin
    她答应不单独外出。
    她答應不單獨外出。
    tā dā ying bù dān dú wài chū 。
    • She promised not to go out alone.
  5. Mandarin
    你要学的是实实在在的技能，而不单是表面的知识。
    你要學的是實實在在的技能，而不單是表面的知識。
    nǐ yào xué de shì shí shí zài zài de jì néng ， ér bù dān shì biǎo miàn de zhī shi 。
    • You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢不单止请我入去，竟然仲请我饮一杯咖啡添。
    佢不單止請我入去，竟然仲請我飲一杯咖啡添。
    keoi5 bat1 daan1 zi2 ceng2 ngo5 jap6 heoi3, ging2 jin4 zung6 ceng2 ngo5 jam2 jat1 bui1 gaa3 fe1 tim1.
    • He not only invited me in but he actually offered me a cup of coffee.
  2. Cantonese
    矮脚虎汤玛斯虽然身材矮小但身手不凡，不单3分波奇准，助攻、抢篮板都有令人惊喜嘅表现。
    矮腳虎湯瑪斯雖然身材矮小但身手不凡，不單3分波奇準，助攻、搶籃板都有令人驚喜嘅表現。
    • Thomas is short but robust, he not only gives out deadly accurate 3 point shots, his performance in assists and rebounds are also stunning.
  3. Cantonese
    佢不单只好小气，仲好小家。
    佢不單只好小氣，仲好小家。
    keoi5 bat1 daan1 zi2 hou2 siu2 hei3, zung6 hou2 siu2 gaa1.
    • Not only is he selfish, but also a small person.
  4. Cantonese
    佢啱啱失业，又遇到意外，真系祸不单行啊。
    佢啱啱失業，又遇到意外，真係禍不單行啊。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sat1 jip6, jau6 jyu6 dou2 ji3 ngoi6, zan1 hai6 wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 aa3.
    • Just been unemployed, he has come across an accident. Multiple misfortunes happen to him.
  5. Cantonese
    佢不单白痴；仲好贪食。
    佢不單白癡；仲好貪食。
    keoi5 bat1 daan1 baak6 ci1, zung6 hou2 taam1 sik6.
    • Not only is he stupid, he is also very greedy when it comes to food.