不單 (bat1 daan1 | bu4 dan1) : not the only (one); not only

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不單

bat1 daan1

bu4 dan1

[1] [adv] not the only (one) | [synonym] 不僅
[2] [conj] not only; not merely; not simply

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,000,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不單 / 不单

This word has been viewed 1714 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 11:40 and last edited on 27th Jan 2018 03:03

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Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - not; no; un-
單 daan1 sin6 sin4 - single; odd number; simple; list; only

4 compounds containing this word:

不單止 - not only
不單只 - not only
福無重至，禍不單行 - good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly
禍不單行 - it never rains but it pours

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

不丹 bat1 daan1 bu4 dan1 = Bhutan

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Decimal representation of this word: 不單

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