连……都/也……

Even … (so the rest goes without saying)

HSK 3 · 4 examples

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连 marks an extreme example; 都 or 也 comes later in the sentence. If even this one is true, everything else must be true too.

It often carries surprise or complaint: 他连早饭都没吃。

Examples

。

He went to work without even eating breakfast.

，。

This character is so simple even a child can write it.

。

I can't even remember his name.

。

Yesterday I was so busy I didn't even drink water.

All 31 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new .

他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
连liánHSK 3join, connect; continuous; even
早饭zǎo fànHSK 1breakfast
都dōuHSK 1metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
没méiHSK 1not, have not, none; drown, sink
吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
上班shàng bānHSK 1to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
字zìHSK 1letter, character, word
很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
简单jiǎn dānHSK 3simple; not complicated
小xiǎoHSK 1small, tiny, insignificant
孩háiHSK 1baby, child; children
都会dū huìnewcity; metropolis
写xiěHSK 1write; draw, sketch; compose
我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
名字míng ziHSK 1name (of a person or thing)
也yěHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
想xiǎngHSK 1think, speculate, plan, consider
不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
起来qǐ laiHSK 1to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]
昨天zuó tiānHSK 1yesterday
忙mángHSK 1busy, pressed for time; hustling
得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
水shuǐHSK 1water, liquid, lotion, juice
喝hēHSK 1drink; shout, call out