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Chinese conjunctions

32 words with English translations. 0 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Chinese words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

32words
0in the top 5,000
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WordEnglishHow common
和 héandoutside the top 5,000
或者 huòzhěoroutside the top 5,000
但是 dànshìbutoutside the top 5,000
而是 érshìbut ratheroutside the top 5,000
虽然 suīránalthoughoutside the top 5,000
因为 yīnwèibecauseoutside the top 5,000
然后 ránhòuthenoutside the top 5,000
既然 jìránsinceoutside the top 5,000
而 érwhileoutside the top 5,000
如果 rúguǒifoutside the top 5,000
既不 jìbùnietheroutside the top 5,000
所以 suǒyǐsooutside the top 5,000
以便 yǐbiànso thatoutside the top 5,000
那么 nàmethenoutside the top 5,000
因此 yīncǐthereforeoutside the top 5,000
然而 rán'érneverthelessoutside the top 5,000
尽管如此 jǐnguǎn rúcǐnotwithstandingoutside the top 5,000
甚至 shènzhìevenoutside the top 5,000
也不 yě bùneigheroutside the top 5,000
也许 yěxǔmaybeoutside the top 5,000
像 xiànglikeoutside the top 5,000
尽管 jǐnguǎneven thoughoutside the top 5,000
为了 wèileso thatoutside the top 5,000
为了 wèilein order tooutside the top 5,000
之前 zhīqiánbeforeoutside the top 5,000
之后 zhīhòuafteroutside the top 5,000
直到 zhídàountiloutside the top 5,000
除非 chúfēiunlessoutside the top 5,000
也就是说 yě jiùshì shuōthat is to sayoutside the top 5,000
此外 cǐwàibesidesoutside the top 5,000
而且 érqiěon top of thatoutside the top 5,000
总的来说 zǒngde láishuōover alloutside the top 5,000

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