Chinese Transition Words for Essay-Writing

换句话说 (huàn jù huà shuō )

in other words

实际上（shí jì shàng )

in fact

的确 (díquè)

indeed

但是＝可是＝不过 （dàn shì ＝kě shì ＝bú guò )

but

是否 (shì fǒu)

whether or not

结果＝因而＝因此 (jié guǒ ＝yīn ér ＝yīn cǐ)

thus, as a result

虽然如此（suī rán rú cǐ )

even so

相反地（xiàng fǎn dì )

on the contrary

要不然＝否则 (yào bú rán ＝fǒu zé)

otherwise

另一方面（lìng yī fāng miàn )

on the other hand

特别是(tèbiéshì)

Especially

例如＝比方说(lì rú ＝bǐ fāng shuō )

for example

另外＝此外(lìng wài ＝cǐ wài )

in addition

第一＝首先(dì yī ＝shǒu xiān)

first

宁可(níng kě )

would rather

除非(chúfēi)

unless

除了。。。以外(chú le 。。。yǐ wài )

besides

先。。。然后。。。最后(xiān 。。。rán hòu 。。。zuì hòu )

first... then... finally

总体来说（zǒng tǐ lái shuō )

overall speaking

总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī )

in summary

不论＝不管(bú lùn ＝bù guǎn )

regardless

老实说＝坦白说(lǎo shí shuō ＝tǎn bái shuō)

honestly speaking

不论如何＝不管怎么样(bú lùn rú hé ＝bú guǎn zěn me yàng )

in any case

这样(zhè yàng)

this way

由于(yóu yú)

because, due to, as a result of

然而(rán ér)

however

反而(fǎn ér)

on the contrary

由此可见(yóu cǐ kě jiàn)

from this, we can see