Reading links: reason, concession and paragraph flow
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| concession | 让步 | ràng bù |
| condition | 条件 | tiáo jiàn |
A decision before an answer
- although虽然to rain下雨，but但是he / him他to go去(completed / change)了。Rain did not stop the action. because因为to rain下雨，so / therefore所以he / him他not / haven't没to go去。Rain explains why it did not happen.
- Your goal: Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses.
Read the relationship
- Treat connectors as logic signals: because因为…so / therefore所以… for cause, although虽然…but但是… for concession, if如果…then / just就… for condition.
- Match responses using meaning and reference.
虽然很累，但是继续学习。Actual action?
但是 introduces the maintained action despite fatigue.
Use the defining rule
- For a response match, check the question’s topic, person and intended action, not only repeated vocabulary.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
如果…就… is chiefly:
The result depends on the condition.
Check the conditions
- Pronouns and references connect sentences. A later 这件matter事 must have an identifiable event before it.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
Text: “he / him他want / will / need要to participate参加competition (sports etc)比赛。although虽然every day每天to work工作very很busy忙，but但是he / him他all along一直to persevere with坚持to practice练习。” This contrasts busy work with continued practice. It does not say busyness caused the practice or that he abandoned the competition.
虽然下雨，____我们还是去了。
但是 pairs naturally with 虽然 for concession.
Apply the task format
- When ordering text, establish introduction before reference and reason before a consequence that depends on it.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
A connector’s familiar translation is not enough; test the relationship in the complete sentence.
Which answer fits this case?
Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses
因为 and 虽然 express the same relationship.
Cause and concession are different logical links.
Keep the distinctions
- concession to concede让步 — A condition accepted while an unexpected result still holds.
- condition condition条件 — A requirement under which a result applies.
- Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses.
- Match responses using meaning and reference.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.
Keep the distinctions stated in the teaching example.
Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.
The order follows the stated process; check each stage before the next.