Difference between revisions of "Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou""

Revision as of 02:36, 9 July 2012

Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "not even one" (HSK3)
- Expressing "even" with "shenzhi" (HSK4)
- Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo" (HSK5)
- Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo" (HSK5)
Used for

Adding more explanation, Expressing attitude
Keywords

也, 都, 连

Structure

"连... 都/也..." (lián... dōu/yě...) is a pattern that can be used to emphasize certain unexpected or surprising events or information. It is used the same way even is in English.

连 + Noun + 也/都 + Adjective/Verb

连 + Noun + 也/都不如

The important thing to remember is that the noun is being emphasized rather than the action.

Examples

我们都去上海，连奶奶也去。
她每天都在学习数学，连星期日都在学习。
我太穷了，连吃饭的钱都没有。
谁都喜欢听那首歌曲，连爸爸也喜欢。

Sources and further reading

Books

Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 152)→buy
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 356-7)→buy

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 连 + Noun + 也/都不如
-The important thing to remember is that the noun is being emphasized rather than the action.
+</div>The important thing to remember is that the noun is being emphasized rather than the action.
 == Examples ==