{{Grammar Box}} 何况 (hékuàng) can mean "let alone" or "all the more." It can be used in the following structure: ==何况 within a rhetorical question== === Structure ===
Subj. + 连 + A + 都 + (不 / 没) + Verb， 何况 + B + 呢？
呢 often appears at the end of this structure, to form a rhetorical question. 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. === Examples ===
* 我 连 一万块钱都 有，何况 一千 呢？I have 10000 yuan, and you're saying I don't even have 1000? * 孩子 连 跑 都 会，何况 走路 呢？The child can run, how could he not walk? * 你 连 那么 难 的 试题 都 会，何况 这么 容易 的 呢？You can answer questions that hard, something like this should be easy, right?
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.
* 我 连 一千 块钱 都 没有，何况 一万 呢？I don't even have 1000 yuan, let alone 10000. * 孩子 连 走路 都 不 会，何况 跑 呢？The baby can't even walk, let alone run. * 你 连 这么 简单 的 试题 都 不 会，何况 那么 难 的 呢？ You couldn't answer a question that easy, and you're kidding yourself you could answer one that hard?
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. ==何况 in a statement== === Structure ===
Subj. + (都) + A， 何况 + B！
=== Examples ===
* 本地人 都 经常 会 迷路 的，何况 外地人！Natives get lost all the time, so imagine the foreigners! * 这个 地方 本来 就 不好找，更何况 你 也 是 第一 次 来！This place has always been hard to find, especially on your first time!
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. ==See also== *[["Let alone" with "bie shuo"]] *[["Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 278-9) [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] * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 136) [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] [[Category: B2 grammar points]] {{Basic Grammar|连|B2|连⋯⋯都（也）⋯⋯，何况⋯⋯|连 小李 都 同意 了 ， 何况 小张。|grammar point|ASG3ZS9G}} {{Rel char|何况}} {{Similar|"Let alone" with "bie shuo"}} {{Similar|"Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"}} {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}} {{Used for|Expressing determination}} {{Used for|Expressing attitude}} {{Subprop|Let alone}}