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甚且

Mandarin · pinyin shèn qiě

even
going as far as to
so much so that

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甚: shèn · great extent; considerably
且: qiě · moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

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4–3 · shen4 qie3

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(literary) even; even if; go so far as to; to the extent that

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