Chinese transition words

Front

because... so

Back

yīn wéi ／yóu yú 。。。suǒ yǐ

Front

not only..., but also

Back

búdàn... érqiě...

Front

but

Back

dàn shì ＝kě shì ＝bú guò

Front

thus, as a result

Back

jié guǒ ＝yīn ér ＝yīn cǐ

Front

on the contrary

Back

xiàng fǎn dì

Front

Especially

Back

tèbiéshì

Front

Example:

Back

lì rú ＝bǐ fāng shuō

Front

first

Back

dì yī ＝shǒu xiān

Front

unless

Back

chúfēi

Front

besides

Back

chú le 。。。yǐ wài