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Conjunctions & Complex Sentences
Coordinators
大人都做不到，何况孩子。
Even adults can't do it
let alone children.
Dà rén dōu zuò bùdào
纵使失败，也不放弃。
Even if failing
won't give up.
Zòngshǐ shībài
这只不过是个开始而已。
This is merely a beginning.
Zhè zhǐ bùguò shì gè kāishǐ éryǐ.
Restrictive: 只不过…而已 = merely…that's all
既然你决定了，就去吧。
Since you've decided
go ahead.
Jìrán nǐ juédìng le
几个人，乃至十几个人
several people
and even a dozen or so
jǐ gè rén
然而 vs 但是 vs 却 (register)
however (literary) vs but (neutral) vs yet (adverb)
rán'ér vs dànshì vs què
Register distinction among adversative connectives
一来省时间，二来省费用。
Firstly saves time
secondly saves money.
Yīlái shěng shíjiān
倘若出现问题，立即报告。
If a problem arises
report immediately.
Tǎngruò chūxiàn wèntí
总之，这个方案不可行。
In short
this plan is not feasible.
Zǒngzhī
换言之，我们需要更多资源。
In other words
we need more resources.
Huàn yán zhī
