况且

況且

kuàngqiě

conjunction HSK 7-9 #8,838

Meanings

HSK 3

天已经黑了，况且外面还在下雨。

Tiān yǐjīng hēi le, kuàngqiě wàimiàn hái zài xiàyǔ.

It's already dark, and besides, it's still raining outside.

HSK 5

他很聪明，况且还很努力。

Tā hěn cōngmíng, kuàngqiě hái hěn nǔlì.

He's very smart, and moreover, he's very hardworking.

grammar

况且 adds a stronger supplementary reason. Pattern: [first reason]，况且[even stronger reason]. Similar to 而且 but more emphatic.

况 kuàng

且 qiě