érkuàng

而况

Word · ConjunctionTraditional而況

moreover; especially since; not to mention

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

conjunction

moreover; especially since; let alone

literary

语义和用法与“何况”基本相同,但“何况”前可加“更、又”(如“更何况”、“又何况”),“而况”前不能加这些副词。用于后一小句开头。

Zhè这
me么
duō多
shì事
qíng情
yī一
gè个
rén人
yī一
tiān天
zuò做
wán完
shì是
kùn困
nán难
de的
 ,
ér而
kuàng况
tā他
yòu又
shì是
xīn新
shǒu手
 。

It's difficult for one person to finish so many tasks in a single day, especially since he's a novice.

Cǐ此
shì事
lián连
zhuān专
jiā家
dōu都
nán难
yǐ以
jiě解
jué决
 ,
ér而
kuàng况
shì是
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
xiē些
wài外
háng行
 。

Even experts find this matter hard to resolve, let alone us amateurs.

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Tā他
píng平
rì日
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
hěn很
fán繁
máng忙
 ,
ér而
kuàng况
zuì最
jìn近
hái还
jiē接
le了
xīn新
de的
xiàng项
mù目
 。

He's already very busy with his usual work, moreover, he's recently taken on a new project.