甚至于 (shèn zhì yú) — (conjunction) even to the point of; so much so that; (used to introduce an extreme or unexpected outcome)

Definition

Written conjunction meaning 'so much so that / to the point that', used to introduce an extreme or surprising outcome. More formal and literary than the everyday 甚至.

conjunction
even to the point ofso much so that(used to introduce an extreme or unexpected outcome)

Examples

  • ，甚至于。
    Tā gōng zuò fēi cháng nǔ lì, shèn zhì yú cháng cháng wàng jì chī fàn.
    He works so hard that he often forgets to eat.
  • ，甚至于。
    Tā hěn zhòng shì zhè cì kǎo shì, shèn zhì yú lián zhōu mò dōu zài fù xí.
    She takes this exam so seriously that she even studies on weekends.
  • ，甚至于。
    Zhè ge chéng shì fā zhǎn xùn sù, shèn zhì yú piān yuǎn dì qū dōu tōng le dì tiě.
    This city is developing so fast that even remote areas have subway access.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

甚至even
甚shèneven至zhìreach
联合Side by side
于yúto

甚 gives even, 至 gives reach, and 于 adds the to sense, building even to the point.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

甚 combines 甘 and 匕. The evidence gives no meaning for either part.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

至 is drawn as an arrow stuck into the ground.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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