甚至 (even / to the point that) · 甚至
Choose the striking extra case
- Someone is so busy that even meals are difficult to fit in.
- 他很忙，甚至没时间吃饭。 — 甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
Choose the striking extra case
- Someone is so busy that even meals are difficult to fit in.
- he / him他very很busy忙，even甚至not / haven't没(concept of) time时间to have a meal吃饭。 — even甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
Someone is so busy that even meals are difficult to fit in. What does 他很忙，甚至没时间吃饭。 communicate?
甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point. The scale comes from the context. A striking example is not necessarily the mathematically greatest possible case.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 甚至 (even / to the point that). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他very很busy忙，even甚至don't have没time时间eat吃饭。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is even甚至 (even / to the point that). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他very很busy忙，even甚至don't have没time时间eat吃饭。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: So busy he doesn't even have time to eat: 他很忙，____ 没时间吃饭。
甚至 introduces the extreme case: 甚至没时间吃饭. · 甚至 引出极端情况:甚至没时间吃饭。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 他很忙，甚至没时间吃饭。: 甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he / him他very很busy忙，even甚至not / haven't没(concept of) time时间to have a meal吃饭。: even甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 甚至 highlight? · 甚至 强调什么?
甚至 = even — it raises the stakes with a striking example. · 甚至 = 甚至 —— 用极端例子加强。
Know the boundary
- The scale comes from the context.
- A striking example is not necessarily the mathematically greatest possible case.
甚至 pairs naturally with 连…都… for extra force. · 甚至 常和 连……都…… 搭配以加强。
Yes — both push toward the extreme case. · 对 —— 两者都指向极端情况。
甚至 means the added point must be the greatest measurable quantity.
The scale comes from the context. A striking example is not necessarily the mathematically greatest possible case. 甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
Use the distinction
- 甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
- The scale comes from the context. A striking example is not necessarily the mathematically greatest possible case.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- even甚至 makes the lack of mealtime a striking additional point.
- The scale comes from the context. A striking example is not necessarily the mathematically greatest possible case.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.