Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

何况 (hékuàng) can mean "let alone" or "all the more." Subj. + 连 ⋯⋯ 都 + Verb ，何况 ⋯⋯ 呢 ？ 呢 often appears at the end of this structure, to form a rhetorical question. 更 or 又 can be added to 何况 to add further emphasis. 何况 can be used in two ways, the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 这句话连孩子都懂，何况大人呢？ (zhè jù huà lián háizǐ dū dǒng ，hékuàng dàrén ní ？): "Even children can understand this sentence, not to mention adults?"
• 他连那么难的题都会，何况一个这么简单的题呢？ (tā lián nàyāo nán de tí dū hùi，hékuàng yīgè zhèyāo jiǎndān de tí ní ？): "He even has such difficult questions, not to mention such a simple question?"
• 我奶奶连高铁都没坐过，何况飞机呢？ (wǒ nǎinǎi lián gāotiě dū méi zuò guò ，hékuàng fēijī ní ？): "My grandmother hasn't even sat on a high-speed train, let alone a plane?"
• 宝宝连走都不会，更何况跑呢？ (bǎobǎo lián zǒu dū bù hùi，gèng hékuàng pǎo ní ？): "The baby can't even walk, let alone run?"
• 我连他叫什么都不知道，又何况他的电话号码呢？ (wǒ lián tā jiào shíyāo dū bù zhīdào ，yòu hékuàng tā de diànhuà hàomǎ ní ？): "I do n’t even know what his name is, let alone his phone number?"

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