尚且 (shàng qiě) — (conjunction) even (used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast, often paired with 何况 or 更不用说)
Definition
尚且 (shàngqiě) is a formal connector meaning 'even (so)' used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast — typically followed by 何况. More literary and emphatic than 甚至.
conjunction
even (used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast, often paired with 何况 or 更不用说)
Examples
- 尚且，？Tā shàng qiě bú huì zuò, hé kuàng nǐ?Even he doesn't know how to do it, so how could you?
- ，尚且，？Zhè zhǒng jiǎn dān de dào lǐ, hái zi shàng qiě míng bai, dà rén zěn me huì bù dǒng?Even a child understands such simple reasoning — how could an adult not get it?
- 尚且，？Wǒ shàng qiě méi shí jiān, nǐ hái yào wǒ péi nǐ qù?I don't even have time, and you still want me to go with you?
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