(shèn zhì) - even, even to the extent that in Mandarin
shènzhìTraditional: 甚至
HSK 5
#402 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
even, even to the extent that
Word origin
甚至 (shèn zhì) pairs 甚 (shèn), 'extreme' or 'very', with 至 (zhì), 'to reach' or 'to arrive', a pictograph of an arrow reaching the ground. The phrase means 'even' or 'to the extent that'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 甚 (shèn, extreme) + 至 (zhì, to reach)
Stroke order
甚
至
Examples
。
He did not even eat.
。
Even he himself doesn't believe it.
。
The situation is even worse than imagined.
。
He will not even eat a meal.
雪。
It was so cold that it even snowed.
甚至 (shèn zhì) - even, even to the extent that.
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