不但 …,甚至连 … 也 … (not only …, even …)
"Not only…, (he) even…"
- not only (... but also ...)不但 … ,even甚至to link连 … also也 … = "not only …, (he) even …".
- he / him他not only (... but also ...)不但can / will会Chinese language中文,even甚至to link连topolect方言also也can / will会 = "not only does he know Chinese, he even knows dialects."
- It stacks not only (... but also ...)不但 with an extreme even甚至to link连…also也.
not only (... but also ...)不但 …,even甚至to link连 + New + also也 …
- even甚至to link连…also也 caps the build-up with a striking extra.
he他not only不但can会Chinese中文,even甚至even连dialects方言also也can会。
- even甚至to link连topolect方言also也can / will会 = "he can even speak dialects."
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Correct or broken?
不但 …,甚至连 … 也 … climbs from notable to extreme — 连's partner stays 也/都.
Practice
…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.
Practice
This pattern builds in the same direction (adding more).
Yes — 不但…,甚至连…也… piles on.
Recap
Key idea
- not only (... but also ...)不但 …,even甚至to link连 + X + also也 … — "not only …, (he) even …"
- not only (... but also ...)不但can / will会Chinese language中文,even甚至to link连topolect方言also也can / will会
- even甚至to link连…also也 adds the most striking extra
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
What does 甚至连…也 add to 不但…?
It caps the build-up with an extreme example.