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更是 (gèng shì) — even more so; all the more

Definition

Adverb meaning 'even more so / all the more,' used to intensify a second quality after a 'not only... but also' (不仅…，更是…) pattern. Stresses that the second point is especially true compared to the first.

adverb
even more soall the more

Examples

  • ，更是。
    Tā bù jǐn cōng ming, gèng shì qín fèn.
    He is not only clever, but even more diligent.
  • 更是，。
    Jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān gèng shì rè, dà jiā zhù yì fáng shǔ.
    Today is even hotter than yesterday; everyone be careful of heatstroke.
  • ，更是。
    Zhè ge fāng àn bú dàn kě xíng, gèng shì jīng jì shí huì.
    This plan is not only feasible, but also more economical and practical.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

更gèngeven more
是shìso

更 means even more and 是 means so, together giving even more so.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pūhand holding a whip; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
𰀒
𰀒𰀒更gēng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form showed two chariots, 𰀒; 攴, a hand holding a whip, was added to show action, and one chariot part was dropped. The remaining part changed into the shape seen in 更.

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