何况 meaning in English

hékuàng

let alone; to say nothing of

HSK 7-9conjunctionTraditional 何況14 strokes

Meaning of 何况

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hékuàng
  1. let alone
  2. to say nothing of
  3. besides
  4. what's more

何况 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

宝bǎo宝bǎo连lián走zǒu都dōu不bú会huì,更gèng何hé况kuàng是shì跑pǎo。
The baby can't walk, much less run.

Stroke order for each character

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何 hé · what · 7 strokes

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况 kuàng · condition · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 何况.

任何rènhéany; whatever; whichever
如何rúhéhow; what way
情况qíngkuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
状况zhuàngkuàngcondition; state; situation
为何wèihéwhy
何时hé shíwhen
无论如何wúlùn-rúhé(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
何必hébìthere is no need; why should
何处hé chùwhence; where
况且kuàngqiěmoreover; besides
何苦hékǔwhy bother?; is it worth the trouble?
无可奈何wúkěnàihéhave no way out; have no alternative

Questions about 何况

What does 何况 mean?

何况 (hékuàng) means "let alone; to say nothing of" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 何况?

何况 is made of 2 characters: 何 (7 strokes), 况 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 何况 an HSK word?

Yes. 何况 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 何况 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 何况 is written 何況.