连词 Flashcards
B:忽然 (neutral)
Hū rán - suddenly (neutral)
Focuses on suddenness of action / event
天忽然下起了倾盆大雨。
B:居然 (suprised/amazed)
Jū rán - unexpectedly
Slightly stronger emotional tone + element pf astonishment / disbelief
这么简单的问题,逆居然答错了!
B:突然 (neutral)
tū rán - sudden change of event
( more formal than 忽然 )
他突然停下来说 “有问题。”
L + dramatic context:猛然
měng rán - sudden action / realisation with a stronger impact / intensity
猛然间,我意识到自己的错误。
意识 yì shì - consciousness / awareness
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B:即使 (hypothetical + neutral)
jí shǐ - even if/ eventhough
Hypothetical/ contrasting situation
Something will happen regardless of certain situations
即使下雨,我也要出去跑步。
mostly written:尽管(acknowledge reality+slightly formal)
jǐn guǎn -although/ eventhough
Acknowledges fact / reality but introduces a contrasting outcome
尽管。。但/可是
尽管他很累,但他还是完成了功课。
mostly spoken:就算 【hypothetical + emotion or defiance+ informal】
even if / even though
Stronger sense of defiance / determination
就算。。也
就算失败了,我也不会放弃。
纵使 (literary)
zòng shǐ - even if
纵使有困难,他也会完成任务。
。
B:这时 (neutral)
specific time in narrative
他刚要出门,这时天突然下起了雨。
此时,那时,当时