Not only: 不仅…还
HSK 6 Unit 7: News and reported speech · Lesson 3 of 5 · About 26 minutes
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Your mission: By the end of this lesson, you can add a second, stronger point formally with 不仅…还 and 不仅…而且, and talk about how news spreads on social media.
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Warm-up: do you remember?
Two quick questions from earlier lessons. Recalling before you learn makes the new material stick.
Meaning
What does 判断 mean?
That is 护理 (hùlǐ).
That is 实习生 (shíxísheng).
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Answer: B, to judge, judgement.
判断 (pànduàn) means to judge, judgement.
Characters
Which word means “source”?
员工 (yuángōng) means employee.
失误 (shīwù) means slip, error.
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Answer: A, 来源.
“source” is 来源 (láiyuán).
Listening
From an earlier unit. Listen. What does the word mean?
Cannot listen? Read it instead
立刻 lìkè
That would be 新鲜 (xīnxiān).
That would be 凡是 (fánshì).
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Answer: C, immediately.
You heard 立刻 (lìkè): immediately.
New words
不仅…还 and 不仅…而且
不仅 (bùjǐn) A，还 / 也 / 而且 B: not only A, but also B. It is the written form of 不但 and 不光. B is often the stronger point.
这个视频不仅在国内很火，在国外也有很多人看。
Zhège shìpín bùjǐn zài guónèi hěn huǒ, zài guówài yě yǒu hěn duō rén kàn.
This video isn't only popular at home; many people abroad watch it too.
社交媒体不仅改变了我们获得新闻的方式，而且改变了新闻本身。
Shèjiāo méitǐ bùjǐn gǎibiàn le wǒmen huòdé xīnwén de fāngshì, érqiě gǎibiàn le xīnwén běnshēn.
Social media has changed not only how we get news but the news itself.
Characters
Open a character to see how it is written, stroke by stroke, with its meanings and words.
A video goes everywhere
Li Ming and Liu Fang talk about a video that went viral.
Listen first
Play the whole conversation and answer the questions before you open the transcript.
Helpful words: 社交 shèjiāo social; 小时之内 xiǎoshí zhīnèi within hours; 视频 shìpín video; 救 jiù to rescue; 获得 huòdé to obtain, to get; 本身 běnshēn itself; 采访 cǎifǎng to interview
Listening
Listen first. What did the delivery rider do?
Show the answer
Answer: C, saved a child from a river.
从河里救了一个孩子.
Listening
How many times was the video shared within hours?
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Answer: A, over a million.
转发了一百多万次.
Show the transcript
李明
你看过那个视频吗？一个外卖员从河里救了一个孩子。
Have you seen that video? A delivery rider saved a child from a river.
刘芳
看过！不仅我看过，我爸妈也转发给我了。
Yes! Not only have I seen it, my parents forwarded it to me too.
李明
几个小时之内，网友就转发了一百多万次。
Within a few hours, internet users shared it over a million times.
刘芳
现在社交媒体的影响力太大了，消息传播得比电视还快。
Social media is so influential now. News spreads faster than on TV.
李明
不仅快，还能让普通人的好事被更多人看到。
Not only fast: it also lets more people see the good deeds of ordinary people.
刘芳
对，后来很多媒体都去采访他了。
Yes, and later lots of media went to interview him.
Speak: listen, record, compare
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现在社交媒体的影响力太大了，消息传播得比电视还快。
Xiànzài shèjiāo méitǐ de yǐngxiǎnglì tài dà le, xiāoxi chuánbō de bǐ diànshì hái kuài.
Social media is so influential now. News spreads faster than on TV.
看过！不仅我看过，我爸妈也转发给我了。
Kàn guo! Bùjǐn wǒ kàn guo, wǒ bàmā yě zhuǎnfā gěi wǒ le.
Yes! Not only have I seen it, my parents forwarded it to me too.
几个小时之内，网友就转发了一百多万次。
Jǐ gè xiǎoshí zhīnèi, wǎngyǒu jiù zhuǎnfā le yìbǎi duō wàn cì.
Within a few hours, internet users shared it over a million times.
Practice
Meaning
What does 不仅 mean?
That is 决定 (juédìng).
That is 空调 (kōngtiáo).
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Answer: A, not only.
不仅 (bùjǐn) means not only.
Characters
Which word means “media”?
不仅 (bùjǐn) means not only.
夸大 (kuādà) means to exaggerate.
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Answer: C, 媒体.
“media” is 媒体 (méitǐ).
Pinyin
How do you read 传播 (to spread, to disseminate)?
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Answer: A, chuánbō.
传播 is read chuánbō. Check the tone mark on every syllable.
Listening
Listen. What does the word mean?
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网友 wǎngyǒu
That would be 生意 (shēngyi).
That would be 紧急 (jǐnjí).
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Answer: B, internet user.
You heard 网友 (wǎngyǒu): internet user.
Your turn
Recall: type the Chinese for “to forward, to share (online)” (characters or pinyin).
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Answer: 转发
“to forward, to share (online)” is 转发 (zhuǎnfā).
Grammar
Which sentence is written in a formal style?
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Answer: C, 他不仅会唱歌，而且会跳舞。.
他不仅会唱歌，而且会跳舞。: 不仅…而且: the written form.
Fill the gap
Complete: News spreads fast online.
网上的新闻＿＿得很快。
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Answer: B, 传播.
传播: to spread.
In context
You see a funny video and send it on to your friends. What do you do?
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Answer: A, 转发它.
转发它: 转发: to forward.
Your turn
Type the Chinese for media
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Answer: 媒体
媒体: media.
How news reaches you
Explain out loud how you usually get your news, in six sentences.
- Where you get it.
- Two advantages, with 不仅…还.
- One danger of news spreading quickly.
Sentence frames
社交媒体不仅＿＿，而且＿＿。
Shèjiāo méitǐ bùjǐn ＿＿, érqiě ＿＿.
Social media not only ..., but also ...
Record your attempt (three and a half minutes at most) and listen back:
Review and finish
Can you do this? If a line feels shaky, go back to that part before you move on.
- I add a stronger point formally with 不仅…还 and 不仅…而且.
- I can talk about media, sharing and influence.
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