况且

況且

kuàngqiě

conjunction HSK 7-9 #8,838

Meanings

1 moreover
2 besides
3 furthermore

Characters

situation; moreover

Examples

天已经黑了，况且外面还在下雨。

Tiān yǐjīng hēi le, kuàngqiě wàimiàn hái zàixià yǔ.

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

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.

Tips

grammar

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

Stroke Order

况 kuàng

且 qiě