Difference between revisions of "Conjunction"
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** 及 | ** 及 | ||
** 并 | ** 并 | ||
− | ** 并且 | + | ** [[Combining Verbs with "bing"|并且]] |
− | ** 然后 (vs 以后) | + | ** [[Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"|然后 (vs 以后)]] |
− | ** 不然 | + | ** [[Expressing "otherwise" with "yaobu"|不然]] |
** [[Offering choices with "haishi"|还是]] | ** [[Offering choices with "haishi"|还是]] | ||
** [["Or" in statements|或者]] | ** [["Or" in statements|或者]] | ||
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** 同 | ** 同 | ||
** [[Expressing "with" with "gen"|跟]] | ** [[Expressing "with" with "gen"|跟]] | ||
− | ** 不但 ... 而且 | + | ** [[Expressing "not only… but also"|不但 ... 而且]] |
** [[Expressing "not only… but also"|而且]] | ** [[Expressing "not only… but also"|而且]] | ||
** [["Or" in statements|或, 或者]] | ** [["Or" in statements|或, 或者]] | ||
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** 况且 | ** 况且 | ||
** 免得 | ** 免得 | ||
− | ** 难怪 | + | ** [[Expressing "no wonder"|难怪]] |
** 宁可 | ** 宁可 | ||
** 任 | ** 任 | ||
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** [["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"|虽然 ... 但是]] | ** [["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"|虽然 ... 但是]] | ||
** [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"|即使 ... 也]] | ** [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"|即使 ... 也]] | ||
− | ** 尽管 ... 也 | + | ** [["Although" with "jinguan"|尽管 ... 也]] |
** 无论 ... 都 | ** 无论 ... 都 | ||
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Notes
- Can indicate:
- Coordination
- Causality
- Condition
- Supposition
- Inference
- Transition
- Concession
- Alternative
- Enumeration
- Succession
- Progression
- Can't be used alone.
- Can't be reduplicated.
- Can't serve as any sentence element.
- Important conjunctions:
- Different ways to say 'and' (depending on the context)
- Different ways to say 'if' (depending on the context)
- Different ways to say 'or' (depending on the context)
Sources and further reading
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 123-31)→buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 73-5) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 97-9) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 95-120) →buy
- 实用汉语语法 (pp. 58-9) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 52-3) →buy