Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan……, shenzhi lian" (Redirected from ASGF9320) This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. 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 Anything Goes (无所不谈) (pp. 268) →buy