Small but truly useful words

bluebluesky
June 08, 2007, 06:47 AM posted in General Discussion
Hello,

I have a Chinese exam comming soon so I have listed words and expressions that help put some structure in an essay sort of writing. I certainly forgot some important ones, so can you please help fill in the gaps. Thanks a lot!

虽然

但是

其实

可能

可是

要是

而且

并且

最后

肯定

终于

原来

本来

因此

目前

否则

这样

或者

关于

其中

不过

以后

正在

不如

例如

当然

从来

总是

一定

因该

甚至

面对

现在

于是

如果

还是

首先

事实上

再加上

比方说

比如说

 

。。。的话

。。。之后

 

使

除了。。。以外

因为。。。所以

不但。。。而且

不是。。。就是

一边。。。一边

 

当。。。的时候

先。。。然后

 

既。。。又

 

 

 

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franch
June 08, 2007, 11:37 AM

Hi blueblue蓝蓝天sky, Your list is the upper crust of small words! I'd like to help you with conjunctions (词连). I've omitted both 口语 and the really posh 书面语... and yet it's weighty! Sorry for the adverbs, and the other little big words :) (词连) [虽然 ... , 但是 / 可是 ... ] = (although..., (yet)...); + 即便 jí biàn - 即使 jí shǐ = "even if..."; + 除非 ... 否则 ... = "if ( ...doesn't happen), (then) ...will happen; + 不论 / 不管 / 无论 ..., 都/也 ... = Whatever (...) / (...) as it may, (however)... ; + 但是 = 然而 (不过 is "but" but closer to "however", "and yet") ((词连) 甚至 = 以至 (until, up to the point that...) 从而 = thus, hence(forth)... 因为 ... , 所以 ... = 由于 ... , 因此 ... (it's better if you use only one term of each construction) 以便 (in order to) // 以免 yǐ miǎn / 免得 miǎn de / 省得 shěng de = "(in order) to avoid" 并且 (moreover) = 况且 kuàng qiě (besides) 何况 hékuàng = "especially since/ all the more (because)" (((词连) 既 ... , 又 ... // 既不 ..., 又不 ... (neither..., nor...) 连 ..., 带... + (动) = (...) & (...) (al)together + (verb) 只要 ..., 就 ... = "(...) is enough to (...)", "just (...) and (then) (...) // 只有 ..., 才 ... = "it's only by/with (...) that you('ll) (...) 与其 yǔ qí ..., 宁可 nìng kě ... = rather/sooner... than... // 宁可 ..., 也要 ... = rather/better..., in order to... (also 宁肯 nìng kěn / 宁愿 nìng yuàn) ((((词连) 如果 = 要是 = 假如 jiǎ rú = 假使 jiǎ shǐ

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franch
June 08, 2007, 11:40 AM

DARN it, it's a foul mess... 真得 不好 意思 !!!

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bluebluesky
June 09, 2007, 03:09 AM

Thanks a lot franch! Exactly what I needed! :)

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wei1xiao4
June 09, 2007, 05:51 AM

Thanks for that wonderful list! Now can anyone tell me how to get it into my vocabulary bank? Having those flash cards altogether would be great.

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eileen
June 11, 2007, 07:29 AM

Hi Wei Xiao, You can use the import function to get into the vocab list. :-)