HSK Conjunction Vocabulary List
The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Conjunction. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | hé | and | HSK 1 |
| 但是 | dànshì | but | HSK 2 |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although | HSK 2 |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so, therefore | HSK 2 |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because | HSK 2 |
| 而且 | érqiě | in addition, furthermore | HSK 3 |
| 还是 | háishì | or; still | HSK 3 |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or [in statements] | HSK 3 |
| 然后 | ránhòu | and then | HSK 3 |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if | HSK 3 |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although | HSK 3 |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; while doing... | HSK 3 |
| 并且 | bìngqiě | and besides, moreover | HSK 4 |
| 不管 | bùguǎn | no matter (what, how) | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bùguò | but, yet | HSK 4 |
| 不仅 | bùjǐn | not only (this one);not just (...) but also | HSK 4 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | HSK 4 |
| 否则 | fǒuzé | otherwise, or else | HSK 4 |
| 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | although | HSK 4 |
| 既然 | jìrán | since..., this being the case... | HSK 4 |
| 即使 | jíshǐ | even if; even though | HSK 4 |
| 可是 | kěshì | but | HSK 4 |
| 另外 | lìngwài | in addition | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | ránér | however, but | HSK 4 |
| 甚至 | shènzhì | even | HSK 4 |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time | HSK 4 |
| 无论 | wúlùn | regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 相反 | xiāngfǎn | opposite | HSK 4 |
| 要是 | yàoshi | if | HSK 4 |
| 因此 | yīncǐ | therefore, thus, as a result | HSK 4 |
| 由于 | yóuyú | since; because | HSK 4 |
| 于是 | yúshì | thereupon | HSK 4 |
| 只要 | zhǐyào | if only;so long as | HSK 4 |
| 不然 | bùrán | otherwise; how about ...? | HSK 5 |
| 除非 | chúfēi | unless; besides | HSK 5 |
| 此外 | cǐwài | in addition, furthermore | HSK 5 |
| 从而 | cóngér | thereby | HSK 5 |
| 反而 | fǎnér | instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) | HSK 5 |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway... | HSK 5 |
| 何必 | hébì | there is no need | HSK 5 |
| 何况 | hékuàng | let alone, what's more | HSK 5 |
| 或许 | huòxǔ | perhaps/maybe | HSK 5 |
| 假如 | jiǎrú | if | HSK 5 |
| 假设 | jiǎshè | supposing, assuming | HSK 5 |
| 可见 | kějiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) | HSK 5 |
| 难怪 | nánguài | no wonder | HSK 5 |
| 哪怕 | nǎpà | even if, even though | HSK 5 |
| 宁可 | nìngkě | would rather | HSK 5 |
| 万一 | wànyī | in the event that, what if; just in case | HSK 5 |
| 要不 | yàobù | otherwise, how about... | HSK 5 |
| 一旦 | yīdàn | once (something happens, then...) | HSK 5 |
| 以及 | yǐjí | as well as | HSK 5 |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (a previous event) | HSK 5 |
| 因而 | yīnér | therefore | HSK 5 |
| 与其 | yǔqí | rather than... | HSK 5 |
| 则 | zé | (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but | HSK 5 |
| 至于 | zhìyú | as for, to go so far as | HSK 5 |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since (something happened) | HSK 5 |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word, in brief | HSK 5 |
| 并非 | bìngfēi | really isn't | HSK 6 |
| 反之 | fǎnzhī | on the other hand.../conversely... | HSK 6 |
| 固然 | gùrán | admittedly (it's true that...) | HSK 6 |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even if/even though/right away/immediately | HSK 6 |
| 鉴于 | jiànyú | in view of/seeing that/considering/whereas | HSK 6 |
| 进而 | jìnér | and then (what follows next) | HSK 6 |
| 况且 | kuàngqiě | moreover/besides/in addition/furthermore | HSK 6 |
| 连同 | liántóng | together with/along with | HSK 6 |
| 免得 | miǎnde | so as not to/so as to avoid | HSK 6 |
| 尚且 | shàngqiě | (not) even/yet/still | HSK 6 |
| 以便 | yǐbiàn | so that; so as to; in order to | HSK 6 |
| 以免 | yǐmiǎn | in order to avoid/so as not to | HSK 6 |
| 以至 | yǐzhì | to such an extent as to ... | HSK 6 |
| 以致 | yǐzhì | up to | HSK 6 |
| 致使 | zhìshǐ | to cause/to result in | HSK 6 |
