Vocabulary: Logical connectors & formal discourse
Formal linking words and written-style connectors.
Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–6J3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 吗 | ma / má / mǎ | yes-no question particle |
| 2 | 且 | qiě | moreover |
| 2 | 但 | dàn | only |
| 2 | 如 | rú | as |
| 2 | 虽 | suī | although |
| 2 | 不但 | bùdàn | not only |
| 2 | 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 2 | 只要 | zhǐyào | so long as |
| 2 | 可是 | kěshì | but |
| 2 | 因为 | yīnwèi | because |
| 2 | 如果 | rúguǒ | if |
| 2 | 实在 | shízài | really |
| 2 | 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore |
| 2 | 的话 | dehuà | if |
| 2 | 而且 | érqiě | but also |
| 3 | 似 | shì / sì | resembling |
| 3 | 况 | kuàng | condition |
| 3 | 不仅 | bùjǐn | not just |
| 3 | 不光 | bùguāng | not the only one |
| 3 | 其实 | qíshí | actually |
| 3 | 另外 | lìngwài | additional |
| 3 | 并且 | bìngqiě | and |
| 3 | 自身 | zìshēn | itself |
| 3 | 要是 | yàoshi | if |
| 3 | 除了 | chúle | apart from |
| 4 | 尚 | shàng | still |
| 4 | 万一 | wànyī | just in case |
| 4 | 假如 | jiǎrú | if |
| 4 | 否则 | fǒuzé | otherwise |
| 4 | 哪怕 | nǎpà | even |
| 4 | 得意 | déyì | proud of oneself |
| 4 | 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word |
| 4 | 无论 | wúlùn | no matter what or how |
| 4 | 是否 | shìfǒu | si |
| 4 | 格外 | géwài | especially |
| 4 | 此外 | cǐwài | besides |
| 4 | 然而 | rán'ér | however |
| 4 | 甚至 | shènzhì | even |
| 4 | 自信 | zìxìn | to have confidence in oneself |
| 5 | 尤 | yóu | especially |
| 5 | 一句话 | yī jù huà | in a word |
| 5 | 一旦 | yīdàn | in case |
| 5 | 加上 | jiāshàng | plus |
| 5 | 即使 | jíshǐ | even if |
| 5 | 尤其 | yóuqí | especially |
| 5 | 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | despite |
| 5 | 平坦 | píngtǎn | level |
| 5 | 除非 | chúfēi | only if |
| 6 | 若 | ruò / rě | if |
| 6 | 不仅仅 | bù jǐnjǐn | not only |
| 6 | 仿佛 | fǎngfú | to seem |
| 6 | 就算 | jiùsuàn | even if |
| 6 | 本身 | běnshēn | itself |
| 6 | 能否 | néngfǒu | whether one can |
| 6 | 自言自语 | zìyán-zìyǔ | to talk to oneself |
| 6 | 要好 | yàohǎo | striving for self-improvement |
| 7 | 乃 | nǎi | then |
| 7 | 倘 | tǎng | if |
| 7 | 韩 | hán | Korea |
| 7 | 与否 | yǔ fǒu | whether or not |
| 7 | 专程 | zhuānchéng | specifically |
| 7 | 之所以 | zhīsuǒyǐ | the reason why N P |
| 7 | 但愿 | dànyuàn | if only |
| 7 | 何况 | hékuàng | let alone |
| 7 | 保重 | bǎozhòng | to take care of oneself |
| 7 | 况且 | kuàngqiě | moreover |
| 7 | 出丑 | chūchǒu | to make a fool of oneself |
| 7 | 出洋相 | chū yángxiàng | to make a fool of oneself |
| 7 | 切身 | qièshēn | direct |
| 7 | 即便 | jíbiàn | even if |
| 7 | 可不是 | kěbùshi | exactly! |
| 7 | 可谓 | kěwèi | it could even be said |
| 7 | 名副其实 | míngfùqíshí | not just in name only |
| 7 | 哭笑不得 | kūxiào-bùdé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry |
| 7 | 固然 | gùrán | admittedly |
| 7 | 如果说 | rúguǒ shuō | if |
| 7 | 尤为 | yóuwéi | especially |
| 7 | 忍心 | rěnxīn | to have the heart to do something |
| 7 | 总而言之 | zǒng'éryánzhī | in short |
| 7 | 成才 | chéngcái | to make something of oneself |
| 7 | 特制 | tèzhì | specially made |
| 7 | 甚至于 | shènzhìyú | so much |
| 7 | 看样子 | kàn yàngzi | it seems |
| 7 | 知己 | zhījǐ | intimate friend |
| 7 | 纵然 | zòngrán | even if |
| 7 | 自信心 | zìxìnxīn | self-confidence |
| 7 | 自尊 | zìzūn | self-respect |
| 7 | 自尊心 | zìzūnxīn | self-respect |
| 7 | 自然而然 | zìrán'érrán | natural |
| 7 | 自理 | zìlǐ | to take care of oneself |
| 7 | 自私自利 | zìsī-zìlì | everything for self and selfish profit |
| 7 | 自称 | zìchēng | to call oneself |
| 7 | 自责 | zìzé | to blame oneself |
| 7 | 虽说 | suīshuō | though |
| 7 | 要不是 | yàobùshì | if it were not for |
| 7 | 见识 | jiànshi | to gain first-hand knowledge of something |
| 7 | 这样一来 | zhèyàng-yīlái | thus |
| 7 | 除此之外 | chúcǐzhīwài | apart from this |
| 7 | 难说 | nánshuō | hard to tell |
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