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甚至 (even / to the point that)
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Too busy to eat
- Your sister has started a new job and works from morning till night.
- she / her她busy忙(degree marker)得even甚至not / haven't没(concept of) time时间to have a meal吃饭。 — "She's so busy she doesn't even have time to eat."
even甚至 + extreme point
- even甚至 = "even, so much that": it introduces the most extreme or surprising item.
- It goes before the part it highlights: even甚至not / haven't没(concept of) time时间to have a meal吃饭, even甚至even连he他also也to come来(completed / change)了.
he他study学得very很hard认真，even甚至at weekends周末also也study学习。
Complete: “He works so hard he even works at weekends.” 他工作很努力，____周末也工作。
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甚至 introduces the extreme point.
Building up a list
- this这首歌adult大人to like喜欢，child孩子to like喜欢，even甚至old man or woman老人also也to like喜欢。 — "Adults like this song, children like it, even old people like it."
- With even连…(even)都/also也: he他even甚至even连his own自己(modifier / structural particle)的name名字(even)都wrote wrong写错(completed / change)了。 — "He even wrote his own name wrong."
he他even甚至even连his own自己的name名字(even)都wrote wrong写错了。
Build: “He even wrote his own name wrong.”
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甚至 + 连…都 + verb.
Last and strongest
- Put the even甚至 item last, as the strongest point; even甚至 does not introduce an ordinary item.
- even甚至 is more formal than even连…(even)都 alone; the two often appear together.
Where does 甚至 fit best? A 这个地方 B 夏天热，C 春天也热，D 冬天也不冷。
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甚至 goes before the last, strongest item: 甚至冬天也不冷.
even甚至 versus even连…(even)都
- even连…(even)都 marks the surprising item: even连children小孩(even)都know知道 — "Even children know."
- even甚至 can also join clauses and raise the stakes: he他not不to speak说话，even甚至不看I / me我 — "He won't speak, he won't even look at me."
even连children小孩(even)都know知道。
甚至 can join two clauses, as in 他不说话，甚至不看我.
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It raises the second clause to a stronger point.
Recap
- even甚至 + extreme item = even, so much that; usually the last, strongest point.
- Often with even连…(even)都/also也; it can also join clauses.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Your sister has started a new job and works from morning till night. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
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