何 况

hékuàng

conjunctionHSK 7-9

“Let alone” in Chinese is 何况 (hékuàng).

Meaning

let alone
to say nothing of
besides

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Example

宝宝连走都不会，更何况是跑。

The baby can't walk, much less run.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

héHSK 37 strokeswhat kuàngHSK 37 strokesmoreover

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