不但 …，甚至连 … 也 … (not only …, even …)
IntroducedAdd the case that is striking in this context
- A learner can use standard Chinese and also a local dialect.
- he他not only不但can会Chinese中文，even甚至even连dialects方言also也can会。 — The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability.
A learner can use standard Chinese and also a local dialect. What does 他不但会中文，甚至连方言也会。 communicate?
The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability. What counts as striking depends on the speaker's expectation. The sentence does not establish that every dialect is harder than every standard-language task.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is not only不但 …，even甚至even连 … also也 … (not only …, even …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他not only不但can会Chinese中文，even甚至even连dialects方言also也can会。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: …he even knows dialects: 不但会中文，甚至 ____ 方言也会。
不但 …，甚至连 + X + 也 …: 甚至连方言也会.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he他not only不但can会Chinese中文，even甚至even连dialects方言also也can会。: The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 甚至连…也 add to 不但…?
It caps the build-up with an extreme example.
Know the boundary
- What counts as striking depends on the speaker's expectation.
- The sentence does not establish that every dialect is harder than every standard-language task.
This pattern builds in the same direction (adding more).
Yes — 不但…，甚至连…也… piles on.
The sentence proves all dialects are universally harder to learn.
What counts as striking depends on the speaker's expectation. The sentence does not establish that every dialect is harder than every standard-language task. The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability.
Use the distinction
- The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability.
- What counts as striking depends on the speaker's expectation. The sentence does not establish that every dialect is harder than every standard-language task.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
A learner can use standard Chinese and also a local dialect. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.