Going as far as 甚至 — Chinese grammar (HSK 4)

Clause，甚至 + Stronger clause

甚至 (shènzhì) means "even / to the point that" and introduces a more extreme step after a first statement. It can stand before a verb, before a noun, or at the start of a clause, and before a noun it is often followed by 都 / 也. Think of it as climbing one step higher than what was just said.

Examples

他很喜欢这本小说，甚至看了三遍。 Tā hěn xǐhuan zhè běn xiǎoshuō, shènzhì kàn le sān biàn.	He loves this novel; he has even read it three times.
很多人不知道这件事情，甚至他妈妈也不知道。 Hěn duō rén bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shìqing, shènzhì tā māma yě bù zhīdào.	Many people do not know about this; even his mother does not.
她紧张得甚至忘记了自己的名字。 Tā jǐnzhāng de shènzhì wàngjì le zìjǐ de míngzi.	She was so nervous she even forgot her own name.

Tip: The part after 甚至 must be stronger than what comes before it, never weaker.