甚至 (shèn zhì) — even; so much so that (emphasizing an extreme or surprising addition)
Definition
甚至 is the most common "even" for emphasizing an extreme or surprising addition (he doesn't even rest on weekends). Unlike 哪怕 or 纵然, it is NOT conditional — it doesn't mean "even if".
conjunction
evenso much so that (emphasizing an extreme or surprising addition)
Examples
- ，甚至。Tā hěn xǐ huan xué zhōng wén, shèn zhì měi tiān dōu huì fù xí yí gè xiǎo shí.He likes studying Chinese so much that he even reviews for an hour every day.
- ，甚至。Zhè jiàn shì tài jiǎn dān le, shèn zhì sān suì de hái zi dōu néng zuò.This matter is so simple that even a three-year-old child can do it.
- ，甚至。Tā měi tiān gōng zuò shí èr gè xiǎo shí, shèn zhì zhōu mò dōu bù xiū xi.He works twelve hours a day and doesn't even rest on weekends.
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