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况且 (kuàng qiě) — moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore

Definition

A written conjunction for adding a stronger, often justificatory point ('moreover, on top of that'). More emphatic and formal than 而且, and the standard choice after 更/还. Note: 何况 shares the character 况 but means 'let alone'.

conjunction
moreoverbesidesin additionfurthermore

Examples

  • ，况且。
    Tā běn lái jiù bú gòu nǔ lì, kuàng qiě hái jīng cháng chí dào.
    He wasn't working hard enough to begin with; moreover, he's often late.
  • ，况且。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu zhì liàng hěn hǎo, kuàng qiě jià gé yě bú guì.
    This piece of clothing is of good quality; besides, the price isn't expensive.
  • ，况且，。
    Tiān qì zhè me lěng, kuàng qiě hái xià zhe yǔ, wǒ men bié chū mén le.
    The weather is so cold; in addition, it's raining — let's not go out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

况kuàngmoreover
且qiěmoreover

况, moreover, and 且, moreover, together add further information.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 況; 况 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐriver
Sound part声符shēngfú
兄
兄xiōng況kuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 況 pairs 氵 (river) with 兄 as the sound part; the simplified 况 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 况 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 且 is thought to picture a stone altar, a sacrificial vessel seen from above, or an erect penis.

Open 且 →
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