HSK 6 Chinese grammar

与否 — whether or not

是否 — is or is not, whether

之 — possessive “of”

嘛 — self-evident statement

人家 vs 别人 — other people vs others

彼此 vs 对方 — each other vs the other party

性 — noun suffix for characteristic

本 — your side with 本

偏 — contrary to expectations

凡是 — all, every

向来 — always previously

一向 — always been

到时候 — when the time comes

似乎 — as if, seemingly

再…也 — no matter how

果然 — as expected

一律 — no exception, all without exception

无非 — nothing but

一再 — again and again

足足 — a full amount

倒 — contrary, unexpected

何必 — why bother

一时 vs 一度 — temporary vs once

一直 vs 一向 — always vs consistently

不得不 vs 只好 — no choice vs reluctant

不断 vs 不停 — continuous vs nonstop

反而 vs 却 — contrary to expectation vs but

居然 vs 反而 — unexpected vs on the contrary

恢复 vs 还原 — restore vs return to original

按照 vs 根据 — according to vs based on

根据 vs 据 — according to, based on

根本 vs 到底 — at all vs after all

很是 — very, extremely

来着 — already happened

以及 — as well as

以免 — in order to avoid

总之 — in short

则 — contrast, “whereas”

鉴于 — in light of

一来 — giving two reasons

不愧是 — worthy of

由 — who decides

与其 — rather than…

非得 — must, absolutely have to

莫过于 — nothing is more…than

莫非 — could it be that

兼 — at the same time, concurrently

以 — in the name of

由此 — from this, hence

跟 — similar to, as if

岂不是 — isn't it…?

非 — absolute must, “have to”

谅 — “I bet” you wouldn’t dare

不屑 — not worth doing

以便 — so that, in order to

而 — because, resulting in

假使 — if… then…

何况 — let alone