<p>[<strong>连</strong> ~ <strong>都</strong>] is a set structure. It means  [<strong>even</strong> ~ (too)]</p>
<p>If you omit 都 and write &quot;连 三岁 小孩 知道&quot; The sentence would make no sense. It is like omitting &quot;en&quot; in &quot;even&quot; and writing &quot;ev three years old children know&quot;</p>
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<li><p>连(even) 都(too)</p>
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<li><p><strong>连</strong> XX <strong>都</strong> = <strong>even</strong> XX <strong>too</strong> --&gt; <strong>even</strong> XX</p>
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<p><em>&quot;too&quot; can be omitted in English but &quot;都&quot; cannot be omitted in Chinese</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p><strong>连</strong> has the meanings of &quot;even(甚至于)&quot; and &quot;include(包括)&quot;.</p>
<p><strong>都</strong>, here, is an auxiliary word that means &quot;all(统统,全)&quot;, which is required to connect the phrase &quot;三岁小孩&quot; and &quot;知道&quot; and put an emphasis tone on the complete phrase.</p>
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<li><p>这个问题太简单了，**连(even)<strong>三岁小孩</strong>都(all)**知道。Note that the sentence remains valid after dropping the word &quot;连&quot;:</p>
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<li><p>这个问题太简单了，三岁小孩 <strong>都/统统/全</strong> 知道。</p>
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<p><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22even%22_with_%22lian%22_and_%22dou%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I've quoted the following sentences from here.</a></p>
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<p>这个 问题 太 简单 了 ，连 三岁 小孩 都 知道 。</p>
<p>This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>For me, I think that removing 都 from this sentence still make sense.</p>
<p>What exactly this 都 is meaning here?</p>
<p>I used the dictionary and got the meanings as <em>all, both, entirely</em> .</p>
<p>So I think that adopting <em>entirely</em> is the best but I can't have a confidence.</p>

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What is the meaning of 都 in a structure of 连 什么 都 = 连 ... 都 = even ... sth？
# What is the meaning of 都 in a structure of 连 什么 都 = 连 ... 都 = even ... sth？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-20)

[I've quoted the following sentences from here.](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22even%22_with_%22lian%22_and_%22dou%22)

> 这个 问题 太 简单 了 ，连 三岁 小孩 都 知道 。
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> This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer.

For me, I think that removing 都 from this sentence still make sense.

What exactly this 都 is meaning here?

I used the dictionary and got the meanings as *all, both, entirely* .

So I think that adopting *entirely* is the best but I can't have a confidence.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

[**连** ~ **都**] is a set structure. It means [**even** ~ (too)]

If you omit 都 and write "连 三岁 小孩 知道" The sentence would make no sense. It is like omitting "en" in "even" and writing "ev three years old children know"

* 连(even) 都(too)
* **连** XX **都** = **even** XX **too** --> **even** XX

*"too" can be omitted in English but "都" cannot be omitted in Chinese*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-21. Score: 0

**连** has the meanings of "even(甚至于)" and "include(包括)".

**都**, here, is an auxiliary word that means "all(统统,全)", which is required to connect the phrase "三岁小孩" and "知道" and put an emphasis tone on the complete phrase.

* 这个问题太简单了，\*\*连(even)**三岁小孩**都(all)\*\*知道。Note that the sentence remains valid after dropping the word "连":
* 这个问题太简单了，三岁小孩 **都/统统/全** 知道。


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