HSK 4 Vocabulary: 37 Linking Words (1)
HSK 4 Vocabulary · part 12 · 37 words 14:12 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English
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不但 búdàn: not only. My friend Xiao Ming can not only cook, but also bake cakes.
我的朋友小明不但会做饭，还会做蛋糕。 Wǒ de péngyou Xiǎo Míng búdàn huì zuò fàn, hái huì zuò dàngāo.
不仅 bùjǐn: not only. His dishes not only look good, they taste good too.
他做的菜不仅好看，也很好吃。 Tā zuò de cài bùjǐn hǎokàn, yě hěn hǎochī.
并且 bìngqiě: and, also. He cooks fast, and keeps everything clean.
他做饭很快，并且很干净。 Tā zuò fàn hěn kuài, bìngqiě hěn gānjìng.
而 ér: while, whereas. I cook slowly, whereas he is fast.
我做饭很慢，而他很快。 Wǒ zuò fàn hěn màn, ér tā hěn kuài.
甚至 shènzhì: even. He can even make dumplings.
他甚至会做饺子。 Tā shènzhì huì zuò jiǎozi.
连 lián: even (连…都). Even my mum says he cooks well.
连我妈妈都说他做得好。 Lián wǒ māma dōu shuō tā zuò de hǎo.
另外 lìngwài: besides, in addition. Besides, he can make tomato soup.
另外，他还会做西红柿汤。 Lìngwài, tā hái huì zuò xīhóngshì tāng.
例如 lìrú: for example. He can make lots of dishes, for example dumplings and noodles.
他会做很多菜，例如饺子和面条。 Tā huì zuò hěn duō cài, lìrú jiǎozi hé miàntiáo.
可是 kěshì: but. One day he made a new dish, but it didn't taste very good.
有一天，他做了一个新菜，可是不太好吃。 Yǒu yì tiān, tā zuò le yí ge xīn cài, kěshì bú tài hǎochī.
却 què: but, yet. He thought it was tasty, yet I thought it was too salty.
他觉得很好吃，我却觉得太咸了。 Tā juéde hěn hǎochī, wǒ què juéde tài xián le.
然而 rán'ér: however. I gave my view; however, he didn't get angry.
我说了我的看法，然而他没有生气。 Wǒ shuō le wǒ de kànfǎ, rán'ér tā méiyǒu shēngqì.
相反 xiāngfǎn: on the contrary; opposite. On the contrary, he was glad to hear my opinion.
相反，他很高兴地听我的意见。 Xiāngfǎn, tā hěn gāoxìng de tīng wǒ de yìjiàn.
不过 búguò: but, however. But he said he would do better next time.
不过，他说下次要做得更好。 Búguò, tā shuō xià cì yào zuò de gèng hǎo.
否则 fǒuzé: otherwise. He said you should add less salt, otherwise it gets too salty.
他说，做菜要少放盐，否则会太咸。 Tā shuō, zuò cài yào shǎo fàng yán, fǒuzé huì tài xián.
即使 jíshǐ: even if. Even if he's tired, he cooks every day.
即使很累，他也每天做饭。 Jíshǐ hěn lèi, tā yě měi tiān zuò fàn.
尽管 jǐnguǎn: although. Although work is busy, he still goes to cooking classes.
尽管工作很忙，他还是去学做菜。 Jǐnguǎn gōngzuò hěn máng, tā háishi qù xué zuò cài.
无论 wúlùn: no matter. No matter if it's windy or rainy, he goes to class.
无论刮风还是下雨，他都去上课。 Wúlùn guā fēng háishi xià yǔ, tā dōu qù shàngkè.
不管 bùguǎn: no matter, whatever. Whatever you want to eat, he can make it.
不管你想吃什么，他都能做。 Bùguǎn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme, tā dōu néng zuò.
只要 zhǐyào: as long as. He says that as long as you practise, anyone can do it well.
他说，只要多练习，谁都能做好。 Tā shuō, zhǐyào duō liànxí, shéi dōu néng zuò hǎo.
既然 jìrán: since, now that. I asked him: since you love cooking so much, why not open a restaurant?
我问他：既然你这么喜欢做饭，为什么不开饭馆？ Wǒ wèn tā: jìrán nǐ zhème xǐhuan zuò fàn, wèishénme bù kāi fànguǎn?
由于 yóuyú: because of, due to. Because his food is so good, friends often come to eat.
由于他做的菜很好吃，朋友们常来吃饭。 Yóuyú tā zuò de cài hěn hǎochī, péngyou men cháng lái chī fàn.
因此 yīncǐ: so, therefore. So he began to think about opening a restaurant.
因此，他开始考虑开饭馆。 Yīncǐ, tā kāishǐ kǎolǜ kāi fànguǎn.
于是 yúshì: so, then. So he went to the bank to ask.
于是，他去银行问了问。 Yúshì, tā qù yínháng wèn le wèn.
随着 suízhe: along with, as. As his friends grew in number, his confidence grew too.
随着朋友越来越多，他的信心也越来越大。 Suízhe péngyou yuè lái yuè duō, tā de xìnxīn yě yuè lái yuè dà.
按照 ànzhào: according to. He cooks according to his mum's method.
他按照妈妈的方法做菜。 Tā ànzhào māma de fāngfǎ zuò cài.
以 yǐ: with, at (a speed, a way). He wants to get ready at top speed.
他想以最快的速度准备好。 Tā xiǎng yǐ zuì kuài de sùdù zhǔnbèi hǎo.
由 yóu: by (who does it). The restaurant will be run by him and his sister.
饭馆的事情由他和他姐姐负责。 Fànguǎn de shìqing yóu tā hé tā jiějie fùzé.
与 yǔ: and, with. It's a dream he shares with his sister.
这是他与姐姐共同的理想。 Zhè shì tā yǔ jiějie gòngtóng de lǐxiǎng.
之 zhī: of (…之一 = one of). Cooking is one of his biggest hobbies.
做饭是他最大的爱好之一。 Zuò fàn shì tā zuì dà de àihào zhī yī.
首先 shǒuxiān: first of all. To open a restaurant, first you must find a good place.
开饭馆，首先要找一个好地方。 Kāi fànguǎn, shǒuxiān yào zhǎo yí ge hǎo dìfang.
其次 qícì: next, secondly. Next, you have to buy lots of things.
其次，要买很多东西。 Qícì, yào mǎi hěn duō dōngxi.
最后 zuìhòu: finally, last. Finally, you need to get people to help.
最后，要请人帮忙。 Zuìhòu, yào qǐng rén bāngmáng.
顺序 shùnxù: order, sequence. He wrote the jobs on paper in order.
他按照顺序把事情写在纸上。 Tā ànzhào shùnxù bǎ shìqing xiě zài zhǐ shang.
排列 páiliè: to arrange, to line up. The tables in the restaurant were lined up neatly.
饭馆里的桌子排列得很整齐。 Fànguǎn li de zhuōzi páiliè de hěn zhěngqí.
其中 qízhōng: among them. Fifty guests came on the first day; ten of them were our classmates.
第一天来了五十个客人，其中十个是我们的同学。 Dì yī tiān lái le wǔshí ge kèrén, qízhōng shí ge shì wǒmen de tóngxué.
部分 bùfen: part, some. Some of the guests were eating Chinese food for the first time.
一部分客人是第一次吃中国菜。 Yí bùfen kèrén shì dì yī cì chī Zhōngguó cài.
全部 quánbù: all, the whole. By evening, the food had all sold out.
晚上，菜全部卖完了。 Wǎnshang, cài quánbù mài wán le.