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

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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
 
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* 我 <em>一面</em> 哭 <em>一面</em> 跑。
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* 他 喜欢 <em>一面</em> 吃 东西 , <em>一面</em> 看 电影 。<span class="pinyin">Tā xǐhuān <em>yīmiàn</em> chī dōngxī, <em>yīmiàn</em> kàn diànyǐng.</span><span class="trans">He likes to eat and watch movies at the same time.</span>
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* 他 <em>不但</em> 不知道李连杰, <em>甚至连</em> 成龙 <em></em> 不知道。
* 我 告诉 你 多少 次 了,别 <em>一面</em> 躺 在 床上 <em>一面</em> 吃 零食!弄得 床上 都 是 碎屑!<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gàosù nǐ duōshǎo cì le, bié <em>yīmiàn</em> tǎng zài chuángshàng <em>yīmiàn</em> chī língshí! Nòng dé chuángshàng dōu shì suì xiè!</span><span class="trans">I told you so many times, don't eat while laying on the bed. The "clean" bed now has crumbs all over it!</span>
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* 他们 一 家人 <em> 一面</em> 赏月<em> 一面</em> 吃 月饼。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen yījiā rén <em>yīmiàn</em> shǎng yuè <em>yīmiàn</em> chī yuèbǐng.</span><span class="trans">They enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes together as a family.</span>
 
* 你 会 <em>一面</em> 拍头 <em>一面</em> 揉 肚子 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ huì <em>yīmiàn</em> pāi tóu <em>yīmiàn</em> róu dùzi ma?</span><span class="trans">Can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time?</span>
 
* 为了 赚 钱,哥哥 <em>一面</em> 读书 <em>一面</em> 做 兼职。
 
 
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Revision as of 08:10, 25 August 2020

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

Examples

  • 不但 不知道李连杰, 甚至连 成龙 不知道。

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5