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Chinese dictionary
adv.ever so
他何尝不想上大学?
How can it be that he doesn't want to go to college?
我何尝不想去,只是没时间。
Not that I don't want to go, but that I just haven't got the time.
他何尝不想走,只是没工夫罢了。
Not that he does't want to go, but that he has no time.
他何尝不想发财,只是没能力。
Not that he doesn't want to be rich, but that he's incompetent.
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Word usage
- Note"何尝" is used before the positive form to express negation, and used before the negative form to form double negation, expressing affirmation.