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况且

kuàng qiě · kuang qie

Traditional 況且

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. moreover
  2. besides
  3. in addition
  4. furthermore
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In a conversation

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It's really the coffee

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)别(bié)去(qù)爬山(páshān)了(le)吧(ba)。

    Let's not go hiking today.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    天气(tiānqì)不好(bùhǎo)，况且(kuàngqiě)我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)也(yě)坏(huài)了(le)。

    The weather is bad, and besides, my shoes are broken.

  4. Liangliang

    况且(kuàngqiě)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)也(yě)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)。

    And besides, you didn't sleep well yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，况且(kuàngqiě)山(shān)上(shàng)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    Right, and besides, there's no coffee shop on the mountain.

  6. Liangliang

    说(shuō)了(le)这么多(zhèmeduō)，你(nǐ)其实(qíshí)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    After all that, you actually just want a coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)，况(kuàng)且(qiě)外(wài)面(miàn)还(hái)下(xià)着(zhe)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)明(míng)天(tiān)再(zài)去(qù)吧(ba)。

It's too late today, and besides, it's raining heavily outside, so let's go tomorrow.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)菜(cài)很(hěn)好(hǎo)吃(chī)，况(kuàng)且(qiě)价(jià)格(gé)也(yě)不(bú)贵(guì)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)常(cháng)来(lái)。

The food at this restaurant is delicious, and besides, the prices aren't high, so we can come often.

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