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不光(bùguāng) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction not only (colloquial; usually paired with 还 or 也)

   不光孩子爱吃，大人也爱吃。

   Bùguāng háizi ài chī, dàrén yě ài chī.

   Not just the children like it — the grown-ups do too.

2. adverb not merely; not just

   问题不光出在他一个人身上。

   Wèntí bùguāng chū zài tā yī gè rén shēnshang.

   The problem doesn't lie with him alone.