何况

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 formal hé kuàng
ピンイン hé kuàng
漢字の分解 何 = 亻+ 可 — interrogative; 况 = 氵(water radical) + 兄 (elder brother) — condition/situation/all the more

意味

何况(~はもちろん、まして~は)

Functions similarly to 'let alone' or 'not to mention' in English — it advances a point by raising a more obvious or extreme instance. Can reinforce a negative claim (A is already difficult, let alone B) or strengthen a positive one (A is already sufficient, all the more so B). Very common in formal argumentation and persuasive writing.

例文

  1. 连专业运动员都难以完成这个动作,何况是第一次接受训练的普通人。
  2. 本市财政尚且捉襟见肘,何况资源更为匮乏的偏远农村地区。
  3. 细节都处理不好,何况更加复杂的整体方案设计。

使い方ガイド

場面: argumentation, rhetoric, writing, persuasion

トーン: logical

正しい言い方

  • 初学者都能掌握这个知识点,何况你已经有了相当扎实的基础。(Even beginners can grasp this concept — let alone you, who already have a solid foundation.)
  • 这个项目连大型企业都望而却步,何况刚刚起步的小团队。(Even large enterprises shy away from this project — let alone a small team that has just started out.)

避ける言い方

  • 何况 at the beginning of a standalone sentence without a prior premise — 何况 must logically connect to a preceding statement to function correctly

起源と歴史

何 (how; what) + 况 (condition; situation; moreover — classical connective particle)

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

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