HSK 6 · Function Words

况且 kuàngqiě “moreover” in Chinese

Traditional 況且

What 况且 means

  1. moreover
  2. besides
  3. in addition
  4. furthermore

How to say 况且

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale况kuàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale且qiě3rd tone, dipping

况且 in a sentence

  1. 天这么晚了，况且还下着雨，你别走了。

    Tiān zhème wǎn le, kuàngqiě hái xià zhe yǔ, nǐ bié zǒu le.

    It’s so late, and it’s raining too. Don’t go.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这件衣服太贵了，况且我也不太喜欢。

    Zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le, kuàngqiě wǒ yě bú tài xǐhuan.

    This dress is too expensive, and besides, I don’t really like it.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 况且 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 况 (kuàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
况kuàngmoreover
  • 冫ice · bīng
  • 兄elder brother · xiōng
The character 且 (qiě) with each of its parts in a different colour
且qiěand
  • 月moon · yuè
  • 一one · yī

How to write 况且

况 7 strokes · 且 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

况且 (kuàngqiě) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 况且 (kuàngqiě). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 况且

Words with 况

情况qíngkuàng · circumstances状况zhuàngkuàng · condition何况hékuàng · let alone

Words with 且

而且érqiě · moreover并且bìngqiě · and暂且zànqiě · for the time being姑且gūqiě · for the time being尚且shàngqiě · even

More words: Function Words & Grammar

即便jíbiàn · even if皆jiē · all接连jiēlián · in succession进而jìn'ér · and then啦la · (sentence-final particle: 了 + 啊)连同liántóng · together with嘛ma · (particle indicating obviousness or urging)枚méi · (measure word for coins

FAQs

况且 (kuàngqiě) means “moreover” or “besides”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it kuàngqiě: kuàng with a 4th tone, then qiě with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 况且 is written 況且. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kuangqie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 况且 from the suggestions. Typing kuangqie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
况且 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.