Chinese word

更是

Pronunciation

Pinyingèng shì

Meaning

  • adverbeven more

Example

他已经很努力了，现在更是每天练习两小时。tā yǐ jīng hěn nǔ lì le xiàn zài gèng shì měi tiān liàn xí liǎng xiǎo shí

He is already working very hard, and now he practices for two hours every day even more diligently.

Illustration for 更是 (even more)

More examples

面对困难，他不但没有退缩，更是迎难而上。miàn duì kùn nán tā bú dàn méi yǒu tuì suō gèng shì yíng nán ér shàng

When faced with difficulties, he not only did not back down but went even further and took on the challenge.

Core concept

What is already true becomes even more evident, pronounced, or advanced than before.

Common phrases

  • 更是如此gèng shì rú cǐ

    all the more so

  • 更是重要gèng shì zhòng yào

    all the more important

  • 更是不可忽视gèng shì bù kě hū shì

    all the more impossible to ignore

Similar words

更gèng: Expresses a further increase in degree, amount, or intensity.
更加gèng jiā: Expresses a still greater degree or amount than an earlier level.
特别tè bié: Emphasizes a quality or action as particularly strong or noticeable.

Definition in Chinese

表示在已经存在的情况下，程度上更胜一层，强调比先前更明显的状态或动作。biǎo shì zài yǐ jīng cún zài de qíng kuàng xià chéng dù shàng gèng shèng yì céng qiáng diào bǐ xiān qián gèng míng xiǎn de zhuàng tài huò dòng zuò

Word origin

The construction joins 更 (gèng, "more") to 是 (shì, "be"), using the second character to affirm that the increased degree applies, not to add an independent meaning of physical existence.

Usage tips

  • It is especially useful when a speaker moves from a known fact to a notable next stage, so the surrounding context usually supplies what has already reached the first level.

Other meanings

  • furtheradverb
  • increasinglyadverb

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