Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

连⋯⋯都⋯⋯ (lián... dōu...) is used similarly to how "even" is used in English and can emphasize certain surprising pieces of information. The tricky part about using it is that you have to remember to use both parts of the pattern (rather than just throwing in one word, like "even" in English). 连 + Subj. + 都 (+ 不 / 没) + Verb Sometimes 也 (yě) is used instead of 都 (dōu), and the two are interchangeable for this pattern, but 都 is more commonly used with 连 (lián), so it's the one we'll use exclusively here. Note that 都 can't be omitted in any of these sentences. You really need both parts of the pattern .

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 这个问题太简单了，连三岁小孩都知道。 (zhègè wèntí tài jiǎndān le ，lián sānsùi xiǎohái dū zhīdào 。): "This question is too simple, even three-year-old children know."
• 这个汉字太难了，连我的中文老师都不认识。 (zhègè hànzì tài nán le ，lián wǒ de zhōngwén lǎoshī dū bù rènshì 。): "This Chinese character is too difficult to understand even my Chinese teacher."
• 他很可怜，连他妈妈都不管他。 (tā hěnkělián ，lián tā māmā dū bù guǎn tā 。): "He was pitiful, even his mother ignored him."
• 她什么都放辣，连汤都是辣的。 (tā shíyāo dū fàng là ，lián tāng dū shì làde 。): "She spicy everything, even the soup is spicy."
• 你们算什么好朋友？ (nǐmen suàn shíyāo hǎopéngyǒu ？): "What kind of friends are you?"

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