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| + | * 我 <em>一面</em> 哭 <em>一面</em> 跑。 | ||
| + | * 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> | ||
| + | * 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> | ||
| + | * 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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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
- 我 一面 哭 一面 跑。
- 他 喜欢 一面 吃 东西 ， 一面 看 电影 。He likes to eat and watch movies at the same time.
- 我 告诉 你 多少 次 了，别 一面 躺 在 床上 一面 吃 零食！弄得 床上 都 是 碎屑!I told you so many times, don't eat while laying on the bed. The "clean" bed now has crumbs all over it!
- 他们 一 家人 一面 赏月 一面 吃 月饼。They enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes together as a family.
- 你 会 一面 拍头 一面 揉 肚子 吗？Can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time?
- 为了 赚 钱，哥哥 一面 读书 一面 做 兼职。
Sources and further reading
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