day 6guess what happened

guess what happened

Tell news and surprises: not only… but also, although…, in order to, apart from.

today’s words

• 不但 bùdàn · not only
• 而且 érqiě · and also, what’s more
• 为了 wèile · in order to; for
• 为 wèi · for (someone)
• 除了 chúle · apart from, except
• 以外 yǐwài · besides, other than
• 怎么办 zěnmebàn · what can we do?
• 办法 bànfǎ · way, method, solution
• 突然 tūrán · suddenly; sudden
• 发生 fāshēng · to happen
• 发现 fāxiàn · to discover, notice
• 相信 xiāngxìn · to believe, trust
• 认为 rènwéi · to think, be of the view
• 以为 yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)
• 听说 tīngshuō · to hear (that)
• 半天 bàntiān · half a day; ages
• 不久 bùjiǔ · soon, not long after
• 久 jiǔ · long (time)

sentences

• 他不但会唱歌，而且会跳舞。 · He can not only sing, but dance too.
• 虽然下雨了，可是我们还是去了。 · It rained, but we still went.
• 为了学好汉语，我每天都看中文电影。 · To get good at Chinese, I watch a Chinese film every day.
• 除了咖啡以外，我还喜欢喝茶。 · As well as coffee, I like tea.
• 听说那家饭馆不但好吃，而且很便宜。 · I hear that restaurant is not only good but cheap too.