Used in the first part of a sentence to introduce a fact that is followed by further information, often used with 而且 ér​qiě, 反而 fǎn'ér, 也 yě, or 还 hái in the second part.

Used to connect clauses or phrases to show a progressive relation; furthermore; in addition; often used with 不仅 bù​jǐn or 不但 bù​dàn in the pattern "not only... but also..."