不仅
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
不仅 (bùjǐn) · not only
不仅 (bùjǐn) means “not only; not just”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 仅 (only). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不仅 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
仅 jǐn · only
What 仅 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: person (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她不仅漂亮，而且聪明。Tā bùjǐn piàoliang, érqiě cōngming.She is not only pretty but also smart.
这不仅是我的问题。Zhè bùjǐn shì wǒ de wèntí.This isn't just my problem.
Questions about 不仅
What does 不仅 mean?
不仅 (bùjǐn) means “not only; not just”.
How do you pronounce 不仅?
不仅 is pronounced bùjǐn.
Which HSK level is 不仅?
不仅 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不仅 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.