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何况

hékuàng

let alone; moreover

A person struggles with a small stone before a huge boulder
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  • 普通企业尚且难以承受如此高的合规成本,何况那些刚起步的创业团队。 Pǔtōng qǐyè shàngqiě nányǐ chéngshòu rúcǐ gāo de héguī chéngběn, hékuàng nàxiē gāng qǐbù de chuàngyè tuánduì. Even ordinary companies struggle to bear such high compliance costs, let alone start-up teams that have just begun.
  • 这道题连老师都做不出来,何况是学生呢? Zhè dào tí lián lǎoshī dōu zuò bù chūlái, hékuàng shì xuésheng ne? Even the teacher can't solve this problem, let alone the students.
  • 我平时都不爱出门,何况下这么大的雨。 Wǒ píngshí dōu bú ài chūmén, hékuàng xià zhème dà de yǔ. I don't like going out even normally, let alone in such heavy rain.

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