<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>何况 (hékuàng) can mean "let alone" or "all the more." It can be used in the following structure:</p> <h2 id="何况-within-a-rhetorical-question">何况 within a rhetorical question</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 连 + A + 都 + (不 / 没) + Verb， 何况 + B + 呢？</p> </div> <p>呢 often appears at the end of this structure, to form a rhetorical question.</p> <p>何况 can be used in two ways, the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that A is easier than B.</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 <em>连</em> 一万块钱<em>都</em> 有，<em>何况</em> 一千 <em>呢</em>？<span class="trans">I have 10000 yuan, and you're saying I don't even have 1000?</span></li> <li>孩子 <em>连</em> 跑 <em>都</em> 会，<em>何况</em> 走路 <em>呢</em>？<span class="trans">The child can run, how could he not walk?</span></li> <li>你 <em>连</em> 那么 难 的 试题 <em>都</em> 会，<em>何况</em> 这么 容易 的 <em>呢</em>？<span class="trans">You can answer questions that hard, something like this should be easy, right?</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>In the above sentences, as A is so easy, then B must be even easier. However if one adds a 不 or 没 before the verb then the meaning is reversed: now A is so hard, B would almost be impossible.</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 <em>连</em> 一千 块钱 <em>都</em> 没有，<em>何况</em> 一万 <em>呢</em>？<span class="trans">I don't even have 1000 yuan, let alone 10000.</span></li> <li>孩子 <em>连</em> 走路 <em>都</em> 不 会，<em>何况</em> 跑 <em>呢</em>？<span class="trans">The baby can't even walk, let alone run.</span></li> <li>你 <em>连</em> 这么 简单 的 试题 <em>都</em> 不 会，<em>何况</em> 那么 难 的 <em>呢</em>？ <span class="trans">You couldn't answer a question that easy, and you're kidding yourself you could answer one that hard?</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>何况 doesn't necessarily have to be used with the 连⋯⋯都⋯⋯ structure, and can be used as a simple statement instead of a rhetorical question.</p> <h2 id="何况-in-a-statement">何况 in a statement</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + (都) + A， 何况 + B！</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>本地人 都 经常 会 迷路 的，<em>何况</em> 外地人！<span class="trans">Natives get lost all the time, so imagine the foreigners!</span></li> <li>这个 地方 本来 就 不好找，更<em>何况</em> 你 也 是 第一 次 来！<span class= "trans">This place has always been hard to find, especially on your first time!</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>何况 is often used with 尚且, a formal way of saying 还. 更 can be added to 何况 to add further emphasis.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Let_alone"_with_"bie_shuo"" title="wikilink">"Let alone" with "bie shuo"</a></li> <li><a href= ""Let_Alone"_with_"geng_buyong_shuo"" title= "wikilink">"Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 278-9) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 136) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>