Chinese Writing Skills (5) Transitioning Words

assignment 11

并且

并且

bìngqiě - and

不但...而且

búdàn... érqiě - not only... but also

还

hái - also; still

而且

èrqiě - moreover; furthermore

此外

cǐwài - moreover; furthermore (more formal)

另外

lìngwài - in addition (more formal)

例如

lìrú - for example; for instance

以...为例

yǐ... wéilì - for example

特别是...

tèbiéshì - specifically; in particular

首先

shǒuxiān - first

其次

qícì - second; another

最后

zuìhòu - last; finally

第一

dìyī - the first

第二

dìèr - the second

但是

dànshì - but

可是

kěshì - but

不过

búguò - however; but

以方面

yì fāngmiàn - on the other hand

另一方面

lìng yī fāngmiàn - on the other hand

否则

fǒuzé - otherwise (more formal)

要不然

yàoburán - otherwise

相反

xiāngfǎn - in contrast

反之

fǎnzhī - otherwise; in contrast (more formal)

反而

fǎn'ér - instead; on the contrary; but

然而

ránér - however; nevertheless; yet (more formal)

但是

dànshì - yet

仍然

réngrán - even; although

虽然如此

suīrán rúcǐ - even so

儘管

jǐnguǎn - although; despite

即使

jíshǐ - even though

同样

tóngyàng - likewise

与此同时

yǔcǐ tóngshì - similarly (more formal)

那样

nàyàng - so

因此

yīncǐ - so; therefore; consequently

所以

suǒyǐ - therefore

因而

yīn'ér - thus (more formal)

结果

jiéguǒ - as a consequence; as a result

从而

cóng'ér - consequently (more formal)

是否

shìfǒu - whether...or

假如

jiǎrú - if... (then)

如果

rúguŏ - if

要是

yàoshi - if

实际上

shíjìshàng - actually; in fact

换句话说

huàn jùhuàshuō - in other words

换言之

huànyánzhī - in other words (more formal)

也就是

yějiùshì - namely

即

jí - namely

或

huò - or

或者...或者

huòzhě - either...or

既不...也不

jìbù...yěbù - neither...nor