The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 33 words as
clause connector. Each is listed under the HSK level whose grammar introduces it, which is
sometimes lower than the level of the word itself.
All grammar words · tone adverb (53) · measure word (44) · time adverb (43) · clause connector (33) · degree adverb (31) · demonstrative (26) · direction noun (24) · scope adverb (20) · frequency adverb (18) · personal pronoun (17) · preposition: target (15) · manner adverb (14) · question word (14) · separable verb (13) · attitude adverb (11) · conjunction (11) · modal verb (11) · preposition: basis (11) · sentence-final particle (11) · verbal measure word (11) · linking adverb (7) · negation (7) · preposition: time, place (7) · preposition: agent, object (6) · preposition: direction (5) · structural particle (5) · particle (4) · preposition: purpose, cause (4) · time measure word (4) · aspect particle (3) · numeral (3) · interjection (2) · preposition: exclusion (2) · preposition: time (1)
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HSK 1
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 那 | nà | demonstrative; clause connector | that (pronoun); then (in that case) |
HSK 2
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 不过 | bù guò | clause connector | but, however; only, merely, no more than; anyway (returning to topic) |
| 但 | dàn | clause connector | but; yet; however; merely; only |
| 但是 | dàn shì | clause connector | but; however |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | clause connector | so long as; if only |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | clause connector | if; in case; in the event that |
| 而且 | ér qiě | clause connector | moreover; in addition; furthermore; (not only...) but also |
| 虽然 | suī rán | clause connector | although |
HSK 3
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 由于 | yóu yú | preposition: purpose, cause; clause connector | because; due to; as a result of |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | clause connector | not only, not just |
| 不光 | bù guāng | clause connector | not only, not limited to |
| 另外 | lìng wài | clause connector | additional; other; separate; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | clause connector | only have, there is only; it is only if, it is only that (to indicate no alternative) |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | clause connector | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | clause connector | and, besides, moreover, furthermore, in addition |
| 要是 | yào shi | clause connector | (coll.) if |
HSK 4
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 而 | ér | clause connector; conjunction | and; as well as; and so |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | clause connector | if |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | clause connector | it is clear that, it can be seen that; visible |
| 总之 | zǒng zhī | clause connector | in short, in a word, in brief |
| 既然 | jì rán | clause connector | since; as; this being the case |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | clause connector | besides; in addition; moreover |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | clause connector | even, so much so that |
| 而是 | ér shì | clause connector | rather |
HSK 5
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 可 | kě | degree adverb; tone adverb; clause connector | can; may; -able; approve; permit; suit |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | clause connector | once, in case, if, when; in a short time, in one day |
| 从而 | cóng ér | clause connector | thus; thereby |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | clause connector | to add, to put in; in addition, on top of that |
| 完了 | wán le | clause connector | to end; to be finished; to express misfortune |
HSK 6
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 不料 | bù liào | clause connector | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 若 | ruò | clause connector | if; like; to seem |
HSK 7–9
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 继而 | jì ér | clause connector | then; afterwards |
| 要不是 | yào bu shì | clause connector | if it were not for; but for |
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