尚且 (shàng qiě) — (conjunction) even (used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast, often paired with 何况 or 更不用说)

Definizione

尚且 (shàngqiě) is a formal connector meaning 'even (so)' used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast — typically followed by 何况. More literary and emphatic than 甚至.

conjunction
even (used in the first clause to set up a stronger contrast, often paired with 何况 or 更不用说)

Esempi

  • 尚且
    Tā shàng qiě bú huì zuò, hé kuàng nǐ?
    Even he doesn't know how to do it, so how could you?
  • 尚且
    Zhè zhǒng jiǎn dān de dào lǐ, hái zi shàng qiě míng bai, dà rén zěn me huì bù dǒng?
    Even a child understands such simple reasoning — how could an adult not get it?
  • 尚且
    Wǒ shàng qiě méi shí jiān, nǐ hái yào wǒ péi nǐ qù?
    I don't even have time, and you still want me to go with you?

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