甚且

shènqiě

conjunction

Meanings

1 even
2 going so far as to
3 so much so that

Characters

moreover; furthermore

Examples

他不仅迟到，甚且根本没来。

Tā bùjǐn chídào, shènqiě gēnběn méi lái.

Not only was he late — he actually didn't come at all.

有些人甚且认为这样做是对的。

Yǒuxiē rén shènqiě rènwéi zhèyàng zuò shì duì de.

Some people even think doing this is right.

Tips

register

Formal/literary equivalent of 甚至 (shènzhì, 'even'). You'll see 甚且 in essays and editorials but rarely hear it spoken — in conversation use 甚至 instead.

Stroke Order

甚 shèn

且 qiě