连…都
lián…dōu
Holding up the outermost case: 连…都
The picture Picking up the item at the very edge of the circle and holding it out: 'even this one is inside.'
Where the picture shows up in 连…都
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a single word as the floor
他连一句话都没说。
tā lián yí jù huà dōu méi shuō
He didn't say so much as one word.
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a child as the floor
这么简单的字，连小孩都会写。
zhè me jiǎn dān de zì, lián xiǎo hái dōu huì xiě
A character this easy — even a kid can write it.
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a meal as the floor
忙得连饭都没吃。
máng de lián fàn dōu méi chī
I was so busy I didn't even eat.
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his name as the floor
我连他的名字也不知道。
wǒ lián tā de míng zi yě bù zhī dào
I don't even know his name.
也 can stand where 都 does; the meaning is the same, the tone slightly softer.