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(shèn zhì) - even, even to the extent that in Mandarin

shènzhì

Traditional: 甚至

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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

Stroke order for 甚

Stroke order for 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.

xuě

It was so cold that it even snowed.

甚至 (shèn zhì) - even, even to the extent that.

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This word is part of lesson 9.