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This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Traditional Chinese linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
即將-時	about to
根據	according to
其實	actually
-以後	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
反對	against
還是	all the same
雖然	although
和	and
結果	as a result
好像	as if
以及	as well as
在-家	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
當-之時	at the time of
由於	becauseConjunction, formal register
因為	becauseEveryday use
-之前	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
-以前	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
而且也	but also
被	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
即使	even if
為了	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
從	fromProvenance, origin
而且	furthermore
如果	if
萬一	in case
而不是	instead of
此外	moreover
在-上	on
一方面	on one hand
不過	on the other handContrast, informal register
鑑於	seeing that
自從	sinceStarting point in time
所以	that is why
因此	therefore
這麼一來	thus
到	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
-的時候	whenEveryday use
然而	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
當-的時候	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
而沒有	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
在-上方	above
更何況	all the more so since
沿著	along
在-當中	amongWithin a larger group
周圍	around
由於-的結果	as a result of
一-就	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
從-開始	as from
-就立刻	as soon as
因為-的關係	because of
另外	besides
儘管	despite
無論如何	despite everything
由於-的緣故	due to
遠離	far from
繼-之後	following
例如	for example
唯恐	for fear that
在-前方	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
為的是	in order to
在-中間	in the middle of
正在	in the process of
順帶一提	incidentally
確實	indeed
就-而言	insofar as
在-附近	near
在-旁邊	next to
既不也不	nor
否則	otherwise
而不	rather than
以便能	so as to
多虧	thanks to
直到	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
藉由	using
以-為目標	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
至於	as regards
在-邊緣	at the edge of
在那之外	beyond
總之	briefly
就-來說	concerning
因此之故	consequently
與-不同	contrary to
最終	eventually
除-以外	except
除了	except for
第一	firstly
換句話說	in other words
綜上所述	in short
然而卻	nevertheless
不過話說回來	nonetheless
相反地	on the contrary
反之	on the other handContrast, formal register
藉口說	on the pretext that
在-外部	outside
條件是	provided that
準備好-的	ready to
第二	secondly
既然	sinceA reason the listener already knows
穿過	through
整個-期間	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.