Linking Words and Connectors in Traditional Chinese

Traditional Chinese conversations don’t move one word at a time-they flow because of small, hardworking connectors. Without words like 因為 (because), 但是 (but), and 所以 (so), your sentences just stack up without any real direction. This list hands you around 45 of the most common linking words and connectors you’ll actually need, whether you’re writing a message, reading a sign, or trying to sound less like a textbook robot.

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Connector	Pinyin	Meaning
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八	bā	eight
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator
別	bié	don't
別人	biérén	other people
包	bāo	package of, parcel of/ to wrap, to contain
包子	bāozi	steamed pork bun
北	běi	north
半	bàn	half
吧	ba	question particle, implying probability / sentence suffix, indicating a request
啊	a	ah, an exclamation
報紙	bàozhǐ	newspaper, newsprint
安全	ānquán	safety / to be safe, secure
安靜	ānjìng	to be quiet, calm, peaceful
幫	bāng	to help, to assist
幫忙	bāngmáng	to help someone do something
愛	ài	to love / be apt to
把	bǎ	indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
抱	bào	to hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one's arms
搬	bān	to move
本	běn	Individual measure word for books or magazines, etc.
本子	běnzi	book, notebook, edition
杯	bēi	A cup of
杯子	bēizi	cup