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何止 (hé zhǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

何止 (hé zhǐ) is a Chinese word: far more than, not only, not just. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 何止

动 dòng verb

far more than, not only, not just

他何止会说英语,还会说五种语言。

tā hé zhǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ hái huì shuō wǔ zhǒng yǔ yán

He doesn't just speak English, he speaks five languages.

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Word breakdown

何 hé — what/how (rhetorical question particle)

止 zhǐ — stop/limit (indicates limitation)

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 止 zhǐ — to stop; to come to a halt
止 is a component in 14 characters

止 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order