Small but truly useful words
bluebluesky
June 08, 2007 at 06:47 AM posted in General Discussion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
让 使 就 和 | 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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wei1xiao4
June 09, 2007 at 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.
franch
June 08, 2007 at 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
eileen
June 11, 2007 at 07:29 AMHi Wei Xiao,
You can use the import function to get into the vocab list. :-)