Expressing "not only..., even..." using 不但 and 甚至连

Structure

Examples

• 他不但不知道李连杰，甚至连成龙也不知道。
  Tā bùdàn bù zhīdào Lǐ Liánjié , shènzhì lián Chéng Lóng yě bù zhīdào.
  Not only does he not know Jet Li, he doesn't even know Jackie Chan.
• 你男朋友不但帮你做好了攻略，甚至连飞机票也帮你买好了。
  Nǐ nánpéngyou bùdàn bāng nǐ zuò hǎo le gōnglüè, shènzhì lián fēijīpiào yě bāng nǐ mǎi hǎo le.
  Your boyfriend not only helped you with your vacation planning, he even helped you buy your plane tickets.
• 在家里隔离的时候，不但小区出不去，甚至连家门也不让你出去。
  Zài jiālǐ gélí de shíhou, bùdàn xiǎoqū chū bu qù, shènzhì lián jiāmén yě bù ràng nǐ chūqù.
  When isolating at home, you can't leave your neighborhood, and you aren't even allowed to leave your house.
• 他辞职这件事情不但公司不知道，甚至连他的父母也不知道。
  Tā cízhí zhè jiàn shìqing bùdàn gōngsī bù zhīdào, shènzhì lián tā de fùmǔ yě bù zhīdào.
  Not only did the company not know about his resignation, but even his parents did not know about it.
• 我不但选好了地址，甚至连奶茶店的名字也想好了。
  Wǒ bùdàn xuǎn hǎo le dìzhǐ, shènzhì lián nǎichá diàn de míngzi yě xiǎng hǎo le.
  Not only have I chosen an address, I've even decided on the name of the milk tea shop.

Words that use this

• 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
• 甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that