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shèn

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Definitions

  1. 1. what
  2. 2. very
  3. 3. extremely
  4. 4. any

Example Sentences

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我應該告訴湯姆我該做 麼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6482307)

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Words Containing 甚

欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn

to bully intolerably (idiom)

卑之,无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn

my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion

甚钜
shèn jù

considerable

甚且
shèn qiě

even

幸甚
xìng shèn

(literary) very fortunate

不为已甚
bù wéi yǐ shèn

refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment

甚至于
shèn zhì yú

so much (that)

一之谓甚
yī zhī wèi shèn

see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yī zhī wéi shèn]

甚平
shèn píng

jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer

卑之,毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn

my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion

更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě

furthermore (idiom)

幸甚至哉
xìng shèn zhì zāi

filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操[cáo cāo])

逼人太甚
bī rén tài shèn

to push sb too far

甚微
shèn wēi

very small

甚嚣尘上
shèn xiāo chén shàng

clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor

甚至
shèn zhì

even; so much so that

甚或
shèn huò

so much so that

甚巨
shèn jù

considerable

甚而至于
shèn ér zhì yú

even

知之甚微
zhī zhī shèn wēi

to know very little about

火药味甚浓
huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng

strong smell of gunpowder

自视甚高
zì shì shèn gāo

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs

甚而
shèn ér

even

甚高频
shèn gāo pín

very high frequency (VHF)

腹笥甚宽
fù sì shèn kuān

well-read (idiom)

一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn

once is more than enough (idiom)

甚为
shèn wéi

very

甚感诧异
shèn gǎn chà yì

amazed

甚浓
shèn nóng

strong (smell)

自奉甚俭
zì fèng shèn jiǎn

to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě

lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview