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<p>&quot;连⋯⋯ 都 / 也⋯⋯&quot; (lián...dōu/yě...) is a pattern that can be used to emphasize certain unexpected or surprising events or information. It is used the same way <em>even</em> is in English.</p>
<h2 id="连-followed-by-noun">连 Followed by Noun</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<p>连 + Noun + 都 / 也 + Verb Phrase</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<ul>
<li>你们 <em>连</em> 我 <em>都</em> 不 相信？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>lián</em> wǒ <em>dōu</em> bù xiāngxìn? </span><span class="trans">How come you don't even believe in me? </span></li>
<li>他 什么 都 吃，<em>连</em> 狗肉 <em>都</em> 吃。 <span class="trans">He eats everything, even dog meat.</span></li>
<li>你 <em>连</em> 他 的 名字 <em>都</em> 没 听说 过？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>lián</em>tā de míngzi <em>dōu</em> méi tīngshuō guo? </span><span class="trans">You haven't even heard about his name? </span></li>
<li>这个 汉字 太 难 了 ，<em>连</em> 我 的 中文 老师 <em>也</em> 不 认识 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège Hànzì tài nán le, <em>lián</em> wǒ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī <em>yě</em> bù rènshi.</span><span class="trans">This Chinese character is so difficult that even my Chinese teacher doesn't know it.</span></li>
<li>我们 家 人人 都 炒股 ， <em>连</em> 我 奶奶 <em>也</em> 炒 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen jiā rénrén dōu chǎogǔ, <em>lián</em> wǒ nǎinai <em>yě</em> chǎo.</span><span class="trans">Everyone in my family plays the stock market, even my grandma does.</span></li>
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<h2 id="not-even-one-with-连">Not even One with 连</h2>
<p>&quot;连&quot;在这个句型中，是语气副词，加强语气。去掉不影响句子的完整性。</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<p>连 + 一 + Measure Word + (Noun) + 都 / 也 + 不 / 没 + Verb Phrase</p>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li>两 年 前，他 <em>连</em> 一 句 中文 <em>都</em> 不 会 说。 <span class="pinyin">Liǎng nián qián, tā <em>lián</em> yī jù Zhōngwén <em>dōu</em> bù huì shuō.</span><span class="trans">He couldn't even speak one sentence in Chinese two years ago.</span></li>
<li>你 在 国外 <em>连</em> 一 个 朋友 <em>都</em> 没有？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zài guówài <em>lián</em> yī gè péngyou <em>dōu</em> méiyǒu? </span><span class="trans">You don't even have a friend abroad? </span></li>
<li>我们 <em>连</em> 一 次 <em>也</em> 没 见 过。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>lián</em> yī cì <em>yě</em> méi jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">We haven't even met once.</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="连-followed-by-verb">连 Followed by Verb</h2>
<p>The verb used in this structure is mostly one syllable verb.</p>
<h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>
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<p>连 + Verb + 也 / 都 + 不 / 没 + Verb（，就⋯⋯）</p>
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<p>Using this type of sentence structure emphasizes &quot;not even at all...&quot;</p>
<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
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<ul>
<li>我 <em>连</em> 见 <em>都</em> 没 见 过 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>lián</em> jiàn <em>dōu</em> méi jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">I didn't meet him at all.</span></li>
<li>你 怎么 <em>连</em> 想 <em>都</em> 不 想 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme <em>lián</em> xiǎng <em>dōu</em> bù xiǎng? </span><span class="trans">How did you not think about it at all? </span></li>
<li>他 <em>连</em> 看 <em>都</em> 没 看 ， 就 说 我 的 衣服 很 难看 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>lián</em> kàn <em> dōu</em> méi kàn, jiù shuō wǒ de yīfu hěn nánkàn.</span><span class="trans">He didn't even look at them at all, he just said my clothes were ugly.</span></li>
<li>他 <em>连</em> 问 <em>都</em> 不 问 ， 就 把 我们 的 东西 扔 掉 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>lián</em> wèn <em>dōu</em> bù wèn, jiù bǎ wǒmen de dōngxi rēngdiào le.</span><span class="trans">He didn't even ask at all, he just threw away my stuff.</span></li>
<li>你们 <em>连</em> 尝 <em>都</em> 没 尝 ， 怎么 知道 不 好吃 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>lián</em> cháng <em>dōu</em> méi cháng, zěnme zhīdào bù hǎochī? </span><span class="trans"> You guys didn't even taste it at all, how do you know that it tastes bad? </span></li>
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<h2 id="连-followed-by-sentence">连 Followed by Sentence</h2>
<p>&quot;连&quot;用在小句前，小句中要有疑问代词。</p>
<h3 id="structure-3">Structure</h3>
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<p>连 + Sentence + 都 / 也 + Verb Phrase</p>
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<h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>
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<ul>
<li>你们 <em>连</em> 他 叫 什么 <em>都</em> 不 问？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>lián</em> tā jiào shénme <em>dōu</em> bù wèn? </span><span class="trans">How come you don't even believe in me? </span></li>
<li>他 <em>连</em> 他 女朋友 喜欢 吃 什么 <em>都</em> 不 知道。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>lián</em> tā nǚpéngyou xǐhuan chī shénme <em>dōu</em> bù zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">How come you don't even believe in me? </span></li>
<li>她 <em>连</em> 我 每天 跟 谁 一起 吃饭 <em>都</em> 要 问。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>lián</em> wǒ měi tiān gēn shéi yīqǐ chīfàn <em>dōu</em> yào wèn.</span> &lt;<span class="trans">She even asks me about who I have dinner with everyday.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="&quot;Even&quot;_as_&quot;shenzhi&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Even&quot; as &quot;shenzhi&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="Expressing_&quot;every&quot;_with_&quot;mei&quot;_and_&quot;dou&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;every&quot; with &quot;mei&quot; and &quot;dou&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="&quot;Not_at_all&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Not at all&quot;</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li><a href="Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(汉语常用格式330例)" title="wikilink">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)</a> (pp. 152)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7802006473">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (pp. 356-7)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0415700108">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(新实用汉语课本3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 136) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 204-5) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276709">→buy</a></li>
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