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何况 (hé kuàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

何况 (hé kuàng) is a Chinese word: let alone. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 何况

连 lián conjunction

let alone

我连走路都累,何况跑步。

wǒ lián zǒu lù dōu lèi hé kuàng pǎo bù

I'm tired even from walking, let alone running.

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Word breakdown

何 hé — what/how - forms a rhetorical question implying comparison

况 kuàng — situation/moreover - emphasizes the comparison or progression

Structure & writing
1 何 hé — interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why
何 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 况 kuàng — situation; condition

况 is not used as a component in any other character.

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