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不光

bù guāng · bu guang

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Meaning

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  1. not the only one
  2. not only
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A long queue

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)烤串(kǎochuàn)不光(bùguāng)好吃(hǎochī)，还(hái)很(hěn)便宜(piányi)。

    These skewers are not only tasty but also cheap.

  2. Liangliang

    不光(bùguāng)你(nǐ)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，排队(páiduì)的(de)人(rén)那么(nàme)多(duō)。

    It is not only you who says so. Look at so many people queueing.

  3. Dengdeng

    排队(páiduì)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long is the queue?

  4. Liangliang

    不光(bùguāng)人(rén)多(duō)，还(hái)要(yào)等(děng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Not only are there many people, we also have to wait an hour.

  5. Dengdeng

    一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)不光(bùguāng)要(yào)排队(páiduì)，还(hái)得(děi)先(xiān)吃(chī)点(diǎn)别的(biéde)！

    An hour? Then not only must we queue, we also need to eat something else first!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)光(guāng)是(shì)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)也(yě)有(yǒu)错(cuò)。

We are both to blame.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sherryyyf · English by monahxo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bù)光(guāng)学(xué)习(xí)好(hǎo)，还(hái)乐(lè)于(yú)助(zhù)人(rén)。

He is not only good at studying, but also willing to help others.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

光
guāng

light; ray; bright; shiny

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