Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today let's learn this sentence "…not only…, …also…".今天我们来介绍“不但……,还……”这个句型。


Words:
长寿 chángshòu:long-lived
着迷 zháomí:be fascinated with
玉皇宫 Yùhuáng Gōng:Yuhuang Palace
喀斯特现象 kāsītè xiànxiàng:Karst Phenomenon

Sentences:

1.Búdàn……,hái……不但……,还……
…not only…, …also…

2.Shuǐdòng búdàn yǒu shēngwù,hái xíngchéngle shēngwùliàn ne!水洞不但有生物,还形成了生物链呢!
The water cave is not only home to living things, it also has its own biological chain.

3.Zhōngrǔshí búdàn yǒu bùtóng de yàngzi,háiyǒu bùtóng de míngchēng ne!钟乳石不但有不同的样子,还有不同的名称呢!
Stalactites not only come in different shapes, they also have different names!