Difference between revisions of "Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian""

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{{Used for|Expressing to come from}}
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{{Basic Grammar|不但|B1|Subj. + 不但 ⋯⋯ ,甚至连 + New Subject + 也 + Matching Situation |<em>不但</em>,<em>甚至连</em>。|grammar point|}}
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{{Rel char|不但}}
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{{Rel char|甚至}}
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{{Rel char|连}}
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{{Similar|Expressing "not only... but also"}}
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{{Translation|not only, but even}}
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{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}

Revision as of 08:43, 3 August 2018

Think of the "不但……, 甚至连……也……" (bùdàn……shènzhì lián……yě……) structure as a cousin to the various "not only..., but also" structures. The only difference is that this structure uses 甚至连 (shènzhì lián) to express "not only..., but even."

Structure

Subj. + 不但 ⋯⋯ ,甚至连 + New Subject + 也 + Matching Situation

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK4