不…也… — “even without …, still …”
Pattern: 不 A 也 B
A short two-part sentence: even without A, B is certain: 你不说我也知道 “I know even if you don’t tell me”. Mostly spoken.
Examples
| 1 | 你不说我也知道。 nǐ bù shuō wǒ yě zhīdào I know even if you don’t tell me. |
| 2 | 明天不下雨我也不去。 míngtiān bú xiàyǔ wǒ yě bú qù Even if it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I’m not going. |
| 3 | 这个字不查词典我也认识。 zhège zì bù chá cídiǎn wǒ yě rènshi I know this character without a dictionary. |
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