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

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Revision as of 02:19, 19 September 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

HSK5