不但 …，甚至连 … 也 … (not only …, even …) · 不但⋯⋯，甚至连⋯⋯也⋯⋯
Add the case that is striking in this context
- A learner can use standard Chinese and also a local dialect.
- 他不但会中文，甚至连方言也会。 — The dialect is presented as an especially striking additional ability.
Add the case that is striking in this context
- A learner can use standard Chinese and also a local dialect.
- 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。 — 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 不但 …，甚至连 … 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。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is not only (... but also ...)不但 …，even甚至to link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, 他不但会中文，甚至连方言也会。: 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.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 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。: 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…? · 甚至连……也 给 不但…… 添加什么?
It caps the build-up with an extreme example. · 它用极端例子收束递进。
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). · 这个句型同向递进(追加更多)。
Yes — 不但…，甚至连…也… piles on. · 对 —— 不但……,甚至连……也…… 层层加码。
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.