何止 (hé zhǐ) — far more than; not just; not only (rhetorical or negative context)
Definition
何止 is a rhetorical 'far more than' used in one short clause — e.g. 何止一百万 ('far more than a million'). It is stronger and more emphatic than 不止, and unlike 不但/不仅/不光 it is not a conjunction; it sits inside a single clause rather than linking two.
verb
far more thannot justnot only (rhetorical or negative context)
Examples
- 何止？Tā zhuàn de qián hé zhǐ yì bǎi wàn?The money he earns is far more than a million.
- 何止。Xǐ huan zhè bù diàn yǐng de rén hé zhǐ wǒ men jǐ gè.There are far more people who like this movie than just a few of us.
- 何止。Tā zuò de zhǔn bèi gōng zuò hé zhǐ zhè xiē.The preparation work she did goes far beyond this.
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