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岂但
qǐ​dàn

not only

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 岂 豈 qǐ adverb
    how
    Used in formal or literary writing to form a rhetorical question, asking "how" or "how can it be that..."
  2. 但 dàn adverbverb
    only
    Used to limit the scope of an action or state, meaning "only", "merely", or "just".