Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
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甚至 (shènzhì) is generally used at the beginning of the final clause of a sentence. It emphasizes a progression from the first clause, highlighting the importance of the last idea in the sentence, similar to that of "even" in English.
甚至 can be preceded by 不但 (bùdàn), to form a structure similar to 不但...而且 (bùdàn...érqiě), meaning "not only...even". It is often followed by the 连...都 (lián...dōu) structure to add further emphasis.
For example:
- 甚至 我 都 会！
- 在 中国，不但 教育 水平 高 的 人 会 背诵 唐诗，甚至 连 小孩子 都 会
- 他 骑 自行车 骑 得 甚至 比 汽车 跑 得 还 快
