尚且
Old HSK 6
尚且 (shàngqiě) · even
尚且 (shàngqiě) means “even; still”. It is written with 2 characters: 尚 (still) + 且 (moreover). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 尚且 is built
The characters
尚 shàng · still
What 尚 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
且 qiě · moreover
What 且 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A stone altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大人尚且搬不动，何况孩子呢？Dàrén shàngqiě bān bù dòng, hékuàng háizi ne?Even adults can't move it, let alone children.
他尚且不懂，我就更不懂了。Tā shàngqiě bù dǒng, wǒ jiù gèng bù dǒng le.If even he doesn't understand, I understand even less.
Questions about 尚且
What does 尚且 mean?
尚且 (shàngqiě) means “even; still”.
How do you pronounce 尚且?
尚且 is pronounced shàngqiě.
Which HSK level is 尚且?
尚且 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
- 时尚shíshàngfashion
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy demands reciprocity
- 而且érqiěand also
- 并且bìngqiěand
- 不但而且bùdàn…érqiěnot only … but also …
- 姑且gūqiěfor the time being
- 况且kuàngqiěmoreover
- 暂且zànqiěfor the time being
Learn 尚且 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 158: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.