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他不但聪明，而且努力 tā búdàn cōngming, érqiě nǔlì — he's not only clever but hard-working

这里不但便宜，而且好吃 zhèlǐ búdàn piányi, érqiě hǎochī — it's cheap here, and tasty too

他不但会说，还会写 tā búdàn huì shuō, hái huì xiě — he can not only speak it but write it

她不但漂亮，而且善良 tā búdàn piàoliang, érqiě shànliáng — she's beautiful and kind as well

不但我去，他也去 búdàn wǒ qù, tā yě qù — not just me, he's going too

不但没生气，反而笑了 búdàn méi shēngqì, fǎn'ér xiào le — far from being angry, he laughed

除了他以外，都来了 chúle tā yǐwài, dōu lái le — everyone came except him

除了汉语，我还会英语 chúle Hànyǔ, wǒ hái huì Yīngyǔ — besides Chinese I also speak English

除了周末，我都上班 chúle zhōumò, wǒ dōu shàngbān — I work every day except weekends

除了这个，还有别的吗？ chúle zhège, hái yǒu biéde ma? — is there anything besides this one?

除了贵一点，都很好 chúle guì yìdiǎn, dōu hěn hǎo — apart from being a bit dear, it's fine

我除了工作什么都不想 wǒ chúle gōngzuò shénme dōu bù xiǎng — I think of nothing but work

不管多贵我都买 bùguǎn duō guì wǒ dōu mǎi — however dear it is, I'll buy it

不管下不下雨都去 bùguǎn xià bu xià yǔ dōu qù — rain or not, we're going

不管你说什么 bùguǎn nǐ shuō shénme — whatever you say

无论如何都要试试 wúlùn rúhé dōu yào shìshi — I'll try it whatever happens

不管怎么样，谢谢你 bùguǎn zěnmeyàng, xièxie nǐ — in any case, thank you

无论谁来都一样 wúlùn shéi lái dōu yíyàng — it makes no difference who comes

只要努力就能成功 zhǐyào nǔlì jiù néng chénggōng — work hard and you'll succeed

只要你愿意 zhǐyào nǐ yuànyì — as long as you're willing

只要有时间我就去 zhǐyào yǒu shíjiān wǒ jiù qù — I'll go whenever I have time

只有努力才能成功 zhǐyǒu nǔlì cái néng chénggōng — only hard work brings success

只有他才知道 zhǐyǒu tā cái zhīdào — he alone knows

只有这样才行 zhǐyǒu zhèyàng cái xíng — this is the only way

即使下雨也要去 jíshǐ xià yǔ yě yào qù — I'm going even if it rains

即使很累也不休息 jíshǐ hěn lèi yě bù xiūxi — he won't rest even when exhausted

即使他不来我也去 jíshǐ tā bù lái wǒ yě qù — I'll go even if he doesn't

即使失败也没关系 jíshǐ shībài yě méi guānxi — it's fine even if it fails

就算贵我也买 jiùsuàn guì wǒ yě mǎi — I'll buy it even if it's dear

就算这样也不行 jiùsuàn zhèyàng yě bù xíng — even so, it won't do

我一到就打电话 wǒ yí dào jiù dǎ diànhuà — I'll ring the moment I arrive

他一来我就走 tā yì lái wǒ jiù zǒu — I'll leave as soon as he comes

一看就知道 yí kàn jiù zhīdào — you can tell at a glance

一说就明白了 yì shuō jiù míngbai le — he got it the moment I said it

我一喝酒就脸红 wǒ yì hē jiǔ jiù liǎnhóng — I go red as soon as I drink

一下雨就不想出门 yí xià yǔ jiù bù xiǎng chūmén — when it rains I don't feel like going out

连他都不知道 lián tā dōu bù zhīdào — even he doesn't know

连一块钱都没有 lián yí kuài qián dōu méiyǒu — I haven't even one yuan

我连听都没听过 wǒ lián tīng dōu méi tīng guo — I've never even heard of it

连小孩都会 lián xiǎohái dōu huì — even a child can do it

他连饭都没吃 tā lián fàn dōu méi chī — he hasn't even eaten

连我自己都不信 lián wǒ zìjǐ dōu bú xìn — even I don't believe it

我听得懂 wǒ tīng de dǒng — I can follow it

我听不懂 wǒ tīng bu dǒng — I can't follow it

你看得见吗？ nǐ kàn de jiàn ma? — can you see it?

我看不见 wǒ kàn bu jiàn — I can't see it

这个吃得完吗？ zhège chī de wán ma? — can you finish this?

我吃不完 wǒ chī bu wán — I can't finish it

他说得很好 tā shuō de hěn hǎo — he speaks it well

我跑得很慢 wǒ pǎo de hěn màn — I run slowly

你来得太早了 nǐ lái de tài zǎo le — you've come too early

他汉语说得不错 tā Hànyǔ shuō de búcuò — his Chinese is pretty good

我睡得很好 wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo — I slept well

他做得比我好 tā zuò de bǐ wǒ hǎo — he does it better than me

我等了，他却没来 wǒ děng le, tā què méi lái — I waited, but he never came

价格贵，质量却不好 jiàgé guì, zhìliàng què bù hǎo — dear, yet poor quality

他却不同意 tā què bù tóngyì — he, however, disagreed

他反而更开心 tā fǎn'ér gèng kāixīn — he was happier, if anything

结果反而更糟 jiéguǒ fǎn'ér gèng zāo — it only made things worse

我劝他，他反而生气 wǒ quàn tā, tā fǎn'ér shēngqì — I advised him and he got cross instead

与其等，不如去 yǔqí děng, bùrú qù — rather than wait, let's go

与其买，不如租 yǔqí mǎi, bùrú zū — better to rent than to buy

还不如自己做 hái bùrú zìjǐ zuò — you may as well do it yourself

不如我们走吧 bùrú wǒmen zǒu ba — why don't we just go

宁可累一点也要做完 nìngkě lèi yìdiǎn yě yào zuò wán — I'd rather tire myself and finish it

我宁可不去 wǒ nìngkě bú qù — I'd rather not go

难怪他不高兴 nánguài tā bù gāoxìng — no wonder he's upset

难怪这么冷 nánguài zhème lěng — no wonder it's so cold

幸亏你来了 xìngkuī nǐ lái le — thank goodness you came

幸亏没下雨 xìngkuī méi xià yǔ — luckily it didn't rain

他居然忘了 tā jūrán wàng le — he actually forgot

居然这么便宜 jūrán zhème piányi — it's surprisingly cheap

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