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Writing practice
Admittedly … But: 固然…但…
Your friend 小林 has messaged you: she wants to quit her steady bank job to open a bookshop café, and asks what you think. Write a reply (150–300 characters). Grant the strong points on each side with 固然…但, turn against a common expectation with 然而, compare her and her business partner with 而, and say where you stand using 认同 or 立场.
- 固然…但 / 可是 to grant a point and then answer it, at least once
- 然而 at the start of a sentence to turn against an expectation
- 而 to set two people side by side in one sentence
- Your position with 认同 or 我的立场是
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
0 characters · aim for 150–300