连…都/也 — “even …”
Pattern: 连 A 都/也 …
连 A 都/也 stresses an extreme, unexpected case: 他连饭都没吃 “he didn’t even eat”, 这个问题连孩子都知道 “even a child knows this”.
Examples
| 1 | 他忙得连饭都没吃。 tā máng de lián fàn dōu méi chī He was so busy he didn’t even eat. |
| 2 | 这个问题连孩子都知道。 zhège wèntí lián háizi dōu zhīdào Even a child knows this. |
| 3 | 我连他的名字也不知道。 wǒ lián tā de míngzi yě bù zhīdào I don’t even know his name. |
Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.