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🔗 Conjunction - Chinese Dictionary

Connecting words like 'and' or 'but'. Chinese ones (like 和, 但是) work like English ones, though they might arrange complex sentences differently.

和 (hé)

and

因 (yīn)为 (wèi)

because

所 (suǒ)以 (yǐ)

so, therefore

但 (dàn)是 (shì)

but, however

不 (bú)但 (dàn)… (…)而 (ér)且 (qiě)… (…)

not only... but also...

还 (hái)是 (shì)

or, still, nevertheless

或 (huò)者 (zhě)

or, perhaps, maybe

然 (rán)后 (hòu)

then, afterwards

如 (rú)果 (guǒ)

if, in case

只 (zhǐ)有 (yǒu)… (…)才 (cái)… (…)

only if..., only when...

可 (kě)是 (shì)

but, however