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title: "一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative in Chinese Grammar: Not even …, With Examples"
description: "一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative: not even …; not a single one. 一 + measure word + 也/都 + 不/没 means \"not even one\": 一口饭也没吃 \"didn’t eat a single bite\". 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative

Not even …; not a single one

一 + measure word + 也/都 + 不/没 means "not even one": 一口饭也没吃 "didn’t eat a single bite".

## In stories

有的人**一个月都没有**看见钱！

[十元还是十块？ · Chinese money: what are yuan, kuai and mao?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-money-what-are-yuan-kuai-and-mao#library-word-151-157) HSK 1

第四个星期，我**一次也没有**去。

[一年三千块 · Chinese words for exercise: my New Year gym card](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-words-for-exercise#library-word-214-219) HSK 2

妈妈每天早上七点半都打电话来，**一天也没有**少过。

[星期五（上） · Friday (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/friday-again-easy-chinese-time-loop-story-1#library-word-359-364) HSK 2

第二天，奶奶没有打电话，**一个都没有**。

[奶奶的新手机 · Grandma’s new phone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-new-phone-easy-chinese-story#library-word-161-166) HSK 2

[Read 十元还是十块？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-money-what-are-yuan-kuai-and-mao#library-word-151-157)

## More patterns

- [连…都/也… even …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/lian-dou)
- [再也 + 不/没 never again; not any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zaiye-bu)
- [一…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-jiu)
- [verb + 一 + verb … a little; give it a try](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-yi-v)
- [一…，…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-comma-jiu)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)

## What does 一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative mean in Chinese?

Not even …; not a single one. 一 + measure word + 也/都 + 不/没 means "not even one": 一口饭也没吃 "didn’t eat a single bite".

## How common is 一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative?

It comes up in 19 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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