Small words, huge payoff. Chinese conjunctions are the thread that stitches your sentences together – without them, you’re just dropping loose bricks. They help you explain why, contrast ideas, add detail, and sound way more like a real speaker instead of a vocabulary robot.
This list hands you around 45 of the most practical Chinese conjunctions you’ll actually use, not the dusty ones from a textbook appendix. We’re talking words like 因为 (because), 但是 (but), and 所以 (so) – the everyday connectors that pop up in chats, emails, and street signs.
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| Connector | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 本 | běn | roots or stems of plants; origin; source |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass; CL:個|个 |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language; CL:門|门[mén] |
| 火车站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop |
| 爱 | ài | to love; affection; to be fond of |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father; CL:個|个; 位[wèi] |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog; CL:隻|只; 條|条[tiáo] |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film; CL:部 |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer; CL:臺|台[tái] |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV; CL:臺|台 |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute) |
| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant; CL:杯 |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable |
| 读 | dú | to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation) |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane; CL:架[jià] |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant; CL:家[jiā] |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth) |
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