Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
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." Simple, right?
Structure
Subj. + 不但 ⋯⋯ ,甚至连 + New Subject + 也 + Matching Situation
Sources and further reading
Books
- Anything Goes (无所不谈)) (pp. 268) [ →buy]