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shàngqiě... hékuàng...
even... let alone... (尚且……何况……)
尚且 A，何况 B means “even A..., let alone B.” It argues by comparison of degree.
Exemple de référence
专家尚且需要反复验证，何况普通学习者呢？
Zhuānjiā shàngqiě xūyào fǎnfù yànzhèng, hékuàng pǔtōng xuéxízhě ne?
Even experts need repeated verification, let alone ordinary learners.
HSK 7
HSK 7
1
1 structures
20
20 exercices
Résumé de la leçon
Read the sample sentence and notice how 尚且……何况…… works in the frame: A 尚且 B，何况 C.
The first part gives a case that is already strong or surprising. 何况 introduces a case where the conclusion is even more obvious. Keep the scale logical; otherwise the argument sounds wrong.
Structure grammaticale
A 尚且 B，何况 C
uses a stronger/easier case to infer an even more obvious case
专家尚且需要反复验证，何况普通学习者呢？
Zhuānjiā shàngqiě xūyào fǎnfù yànzhèng, hékuàng pǔtōng xuéxízhě ne?
Even experts need repeated verification, let alone ordinary learners.
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