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title: "连…都/也… in Chinese Grammar: Even …, With Examples"
description: "连…都/也…: even …. 连 X 都/也 …: stresses that even X is included — often surprising. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 连…都/也…

Even …

连 X 都/也 …: stresses that even X is included — often surprising.

## In stories

我们**连一只小虫子都不能杀**。”

[紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-198-208) HSK 3

那条龙把马吃了，**连马上的东西也一起吃了**！

[白龙马 · The White Dragon Horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-white-dragon-horse-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-12#library-word-104-115) HSK 3

老爷爷看了看碗，没说话，一口一口地吃完了，**连汤也喝完了**。

[第一碗拉面 · How hand-pulled noodles are made: the apprentice's first bowl](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-hand-pulled-noodles-are-made#library-word-309-315) HSK 4

她**连按按钮都小心了起来**。

[最安静的地方 · The Quietest Place](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/quietest-place#library-word-218-228) HSK 4

[Read 紧箍咒](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-198-208)

## More patterns

- [再也 + 不/没 never again; not any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zaiye-bu)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [什么 + 也/都 + negative not … anything](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shenme-ye-neg)
- [一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative not even …; not a single one](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-ye-bu)
- [一点(儿) + 也/都 + 不/没 not … at all](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yidian-ye-neg)

## What does 连…都/也… mean in Chinese?

Even …. 连 X 都/也 …: stresses that even X is included — often surprising.

## How common is 连…都/也…?

It comes up in 30 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.