更是

gèngshì

adverb #30,527

Meanings

Even more so - used to emphasize a further degree.

HSK 4

这道菜好吃，那道更是好吃。

Zhè dào cài hǎochī, nà dào gèngshì hǎochī.

This dish is delicious, but that one is even more so.

HSK 4

冬天的夜晚更是寒冷。

Dōngtiān de yèwǎn gèngshì hánlěng.

Winter nights are even colder.

HSK 5

他不仅聪明，更是勤奋。

Tā bùjǐn cōngmíng, gèngshì qínfèn.

He's not only smart, but even more so hardworking.

usage

更是 often appears in the pattern 不仅...更是... (not only... but even more...) to build emphasis progressively.

更 gèng

是 shì