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尚且

shàngqiě

even; still

A swimmer battling waves near the shore, another person staying far back
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Characters in this word

且 qiě

Strokes
5
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 且

Example phrases

  • 连专业团队尚且无法在短期内完成评估,外行更不应仓促下结论。 Lián zhuānyè tuánduì shàngqiě wúfǎ zài duǎnqī nèi wánchéng pínggū, wàiháng gèng bù yīng cāngcù xià jiélùn. Even a professional team cannot complete the assessment in the short term, so outsiders should be even less hasty in drawing conclusions.
  • 这条路连本地人尚且会迷路,游客更要小心。 Zhè tiáo lù lián běndìrén shàngqiě huì mílù, yóukè gèng yào xiǎoxīn. On this road even locals get lost, so tourists must be even more careful.
  • 这道题连班长尚且做错,何况我们呢? Zhè dào tí lián bānzhǎng shàngqiě zuò cuò, hékuàng wǒmen ne? Even the class monitor got this problem wrong, let alone us?

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