How to say “He is not only very tall, but also very handsome.” in Chinese: 他不但很高,而且很帅 ta1 bu2 dan4 hen3 gao1, er2 qie3 hen3 shuai4

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How to say “He is not only very tall, but also very handsome.” in Chinese: 他不但很高,而且很帅 ta1 (他 he) bu2 dan4 (不但 not only)hen3 (很 very)gao1(高 tall), er2 qie3(而且 but also) hen3 (很 very) shuai4 (帅handsome) In the 不但, 而且 structure, 不但 can be omitted. So, it is OK to say 他很高,而且很帅. There are certain phrases to describe the beauty of people. For female, you can use 漂亮 (piao4 liang4 pretty)美丽 (mei3 li4 beautiful) to describe females, but use 帅气 (shuai4 qi4 handsome with spirit)英俊 (ying1 jun4 brilliant and handsome) to describe the male gender. There is another one that is very common — 可爱 (ke3 ai4 cute) can be used on both genders.

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