Elementary Conjunctions & Connections

Question 1

Moreover

Answer 1

而且 érqiě

Question 2

But

Answer 2

不过 bùguò

Question 3

Done

• I’ll go have a look after I’ve finished buying the drink I think.

Answer 3

完 wán

买完饮料再看看吧
mǎi wán yǐnliào zài kàn kan ba

Question 4

Already (done)

• She’s already gone, come again tomorrow

Answer 4

已经 yǐjīng

• 她已经走了，你明天再来吧

Question 5

Still to be

• Are you still reading this book?
• Do you still work there?

Answer 5

还在 háizài

• 你还在看这本书吗？
  nǐ háizài kàn zhè běn shū ma？

你还在那里工作吗？
nǐ hái zài nàlǐ gōngzuò ma？

Question 6

etc (stuff like that)

• You could give her flowers, chocolate– stuff like that.
• On the weekend I like to do stuff like reading at home

Answer 6

什么的

• 你可以送她花、巧克力什么的
  nǐ kěyǐ sòng tā huā、qiǎokèlì shénme de
• 我周末喜欢在家看看书什么的
  wǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài jiā kànkan shū shénme de

Question 7

Don’t

Answer 7

别 bié

Question 8

Still to not have

Answer 8

还没 háiméi

Question 9

Of course

Answer 9

当然 dāngrán

Question 10

Compared to

• I’m more keen to buy than you!

Answer 10

比 bǐ

• 我比你还想买到啊！
  wǒ bǐ nǐ hái xiǎng mǎi dào ā！

Question 11

Fortunately

• It’s raining, luckily I brought an umbrella
• He’s seriously ill, luckily he came upon a good doctor and has his family to look after him

Answer 11

还好 hái hǎo

• 下雨了，还好我带了伞
  xiàyǔ le，hái hǎo wǒ dài le sǎn
• 他病得很厉害，还好遇到好医生，还有家人照顾他
  tā bìng de hěn lìhai，hái hǎo yùdào hǎo yīshēng，háiyǒu jiārén zhàogu tā

Question 12

More or less

Answer 12

差不多 chàbuduō