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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    conj.even to the extent that; even

    • bù rèn zhēn xué xí jiù yào luò hòu dào tuì shèn zhì fàn cuò wù

      认真学习就要落后倒退甚至错误

      If you don't study hard, you will fall behind, go backwards, and even make mistakes.

    • tā shèn zhì dào shàng yì yuàn de páng tīng xí kàng yì

      甚至上议院旁听席抗议

      He even harangued the house of Lords from the pubiic gallery.

    • lǎo shī jiǎng kè shēng yīn hěn dà shèn zhì zài zǒu láng dōu néng tīng qīng chu

      老师声音甚至走廊清楚

      The teacher lectured so loudly that he could hear clearly even in the corridor.

  • 2

    conj.(go) so far as to; so much so that

    • tā duì yú tóng zhì men de pī píng zhì ruò wǎng wén shèn zhì fǎn chún xiāng jī

      对于同志批评置若罔闻甚至反唇相讥

      He not only ignored the criticism of his comrades but went so far as to be sarcastic.

    • tā bù dàn bù zì jǐ zuò shèn zhì hái wēi xié wǒ bāng tā zuò

      不但自己甚至威胁

      Not only did he not do it himself, he even threatened me to do it for him.

    • zhè ge dì fang cóng qián bù dàn méi yǒu zhōng xué shèn zhì lián xiǎo xué dōu hěn shǎo

      这个地方从前不但没有中学甚至小学

      There used to be no middle school in this place, and even very few elementary schools.

Word usage

  • Note
    "甚至"is different from "乃至". "甚至" also can be used as an adverb; "乃至" cannot.