尚 / 尚且【shàng / shàngqiě】

still, yet, as yet, passable, even, let alone, shang, shangqie

Written "still", before a verb or a one-syllable adjective: 。 is "it is still early". means "even" and sets up a stronger case with .

HSK 7-9

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Structure

[subject] + 尚 + [adjective] / [verb]

[A] + 尚且 + [predicate]，(更 / 何况) + [B]

Description

尚 is the written "still". It goes right before a verb or a one-syllable adjective and says a state hasn't ended yet. Speech uses 还 for the same job.

，。

It's still early, so let's wait a little longer.

。

The matter is still under investigation.

尚 mostly pairs with one-syllable words, and the pairs read as fixed units: 尚早, 尚在, 尚存, 尚无, 尚有. Before a longer predicate, writing uses 仍 or 仍然.

尚可: "passable"

尚可 is a mild verdict – acceptable, but nothing more. It turns up in reviews, reports and marking.

，。

The hotel's service is acceptable, but the prices are on the high side.

尚且…何况…

尚且 marks the case where the result is least expected: even A is like this, so B certainly is. The second clause starts with 何况 or carries 更.

，？

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.

，。

Even the experts can't be sure, so it's harder still for us to judge.

尚且 has to sit on the less likely case. Put it on the obvious one and the logic runs backwards.

× 孩子尚且搬不动，何况大人呢 → 大人尚且搬不动，何况孩子呢

尚 and 尚未

尚未 is the negative, "not yet", and is covered with 未. 问题尚存 says the problem still exists; 问题尚未解决 says it hasn't been solved yet.

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尚 doesn't fit chat.

× 我尚饿 → 我还饿

Examples

，。

It's still early, so let's wait a little longer.

。

The matter is still under investigation.

。

The hotel's service is passable.

，？

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.

，。

Even the experts can't be sure, so it's harder still for us to judge.

，。

A few of the old houses still stand; the rest have been demolished.

。

There is no accurate data as yet.

，。

He's still young, so there's no need to expect too much of him.

。

There is still room for discussion on this question.

。

At that time he was still at university.

。

It's too early to draw conclusions.

，？

He can't even manage his own affairs, so how could he manage anyone else's?

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