Logical connectors & formal discourse
Formal linking words and written-style connectors.
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Formal linking words and written-style connectors. This page lists 99 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 3–6 band. It is not a scan of an official paper; the same rows feed SRS in the app. Start with HSK 1–2 rows when the topic includes them, and add the rest once you can say three sentences out loud.
Word list
99 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 3–6
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 吗 | ma / má / mǎ | yes-no question particle |
1 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
14 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
10 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
14 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
9 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
8 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
43 words · Practice them in the app