ไม่ใช่เพียงแต่(mâi châi piiang dtàe)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB1

not only

used to say that something is true, but that it is not the only thing that is true; typically part of the structure 'not only... but also...'.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàeไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàenot onlyหล่อlòหล่อlò1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] surround with water; [to] keep water around4[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)แต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; using
He is not only handsome, but also kind.
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อาหารaa-hăanร้านนี้ráan néeไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàeอร่อยà-ròiแต่dtàeราคาraa-kaaก็gâwไม่แพงmâi paengด้วยdûuay
The food at this restaurant is not only delicious, but it's also inexpensive.
การเรียนgaan rianภาษาpaa-săaไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàeช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoสื่อสารsèu-săanได้dâiแต่ยังdtàe yangเปิดโลกทัศน์bpèrt lôhk tátให้hâiกว้างขึ้นgwâang kêun
Learning a language not only helps us to communicate, but it also broadens our perspective.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนี้néeไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàeจะjàช่วยchûuaiกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn sèt-thà-gìtในnaiระยะสั้นrá-yá sânแต่ยังdtàe yangมุ่งmûngสร้างsâangความยั่งยืนkwaam yâng yeunในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoอีกด้วยèek dûuay
This policy will not only help stimulate the economy in the short term, but also aims to create long-term sustainability.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2not (emphatic correction)3no (disagreement/denial)Part 1
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เพียงแต่piiang dtàeเพียงแต่piiang dtàe1it's just that; except that; only that2provided that; so long as; only need toPart 2
ไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàeไม่ใช่เพียงแต่mâi châi piiang dtàenot only