岂止 (qǐ zhǐ) — not only; far from; more than

Définition

An emphatic 'not only / far more than' used to stress that something is much bigger or stronger than expected. Pairs with 还 (hái) to add the 'and even more' clause.

verb
not onlyfar frommore than

Exemples

  • 岂止
    qǐ zhǐ Zhè xiē, hái yǒu gèng duō ne!
    It's not just these — there are even more!
  • 岂止
    Wǒ qǐ zhǐ shì gāo xìng, jiǎn zhí shì jī dòng.
    I wasn't just happy — I was absolutely thrilled.
  • 岂止
    Tā qǐ zhǐ huì zhōng wén, hái huì rì yǔ hé yīng yǔ.
    He not only knows Chinese, but also Japanese and English.

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