何止

hézhǐ
phrase #21,470

Meanings

  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
  3. 3 much more than

Examples

Shòushāng de hézhǐ yī gè rén, zhěnggè cūnzi dōu shòudào le yǐngxiǎng.
Far more than one person was hurt; the entire village was affected.
Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng hézhǐ chūxiàn yī cì, yǐjīng shì dì sān cì le.
This situation has happened far more than once — this is already the third time.

Tips

usage
何止 is a rhetorical intensifier meaning 'how could it be limited to just...' It always implies that the actual scale or amount is greater than what is stated. It often pairs with a number or quantity.

Stroke Order

zhǐ