20 Chinese "Glue Words" Natives Use to Link Their Thoughts Seamlessly

From Choppy to Fluent: Master the Flow MechanicsThis podcast is designed to cut through the fluff, allowing you to focus exclusively on the essential phrases that matter. By internalizing these “bridges phrases,” you close the gap between your thoughts and your speech: and ditch the translation lag.20 "Thought-Starters" Link Your Thoughts with Logic* Actually – 其实 / 实际上 (qíshí / shíjìshàng)* Apparently – 看来 / 显而易见 (kànlái / xiǎn’ér yìjiàn)* Usually – 通常 / 一般情况下 (tōngcháng / yībān qíngkuàng xià)* Basically – 基本上 / 说白了 (jīběnshàng / shuōbáile)* Frankly – 坦白说 / 老实说 (tǎnbái shuō / lǎoshí shuō)* Technically – 严格来说 / 从技术层面看 (yángé lái shuō / cóng jìshù céngmiàn kàn)* In principle – 原则上 / 理论上来说 (yuánzé shàng / lǐlùn shàng láishuō)* Normally – 正常情况下 / 按理说 (zhèngcháng qíngkuàng xià / ànlǐshuō)* Generally – 一般来说 / 大体上 (yībān láishuō / dàtǐ shàng)* Generally speaking – 简单来说 / 简而言之 (jiǎndān láishuō / jiǎnéryánzhī)* Personally – 就我个人而言 / 对我来说 (jiù wǒ gèrén ér yán / duì wǒ láishuō)* Specifically – 具体来说 / 明确点说 (jùtǐ láishuō / míngquè diǎn shuō)* Originally – 本来 / 原本 (běnlái / yuánběn)* Literally – 毫不夸张地说 / 字面上看 (háo bù kuāzhāng de shuō / zìmiàn shàng kàn)* Logically – 逻辑上说 / 按逻辑推断 (luójí shàng shuō / àn luójí tuīduàn)* Surprisingly – 出乎意料的是 / 竟然 (chū hū yìliào de shì / jìngrán)* Reciprocally – 相对而言 / 相互之间 (xiāngduì ér yán / xiānghù zhī jiān)* Ultimately – 说到底 / 归根结底 (shuō dàodǐ / guī gēn jié dǐ)* Finally – 最后 / 总算 (zuìhòu / zǒngsuàn)* Eventually – 到头来 / 最终 (dàotóulái / zuìzhōng)Don’t Just Learn Words—Command Their FlowTrue fluency isn’t about how many words you’ve memorized; it’s about how effortlessly they move.Natural Flow is the power to let your thoughts exit your mouth the moment they form. It means you’ve retired the "internal translator" and started thinking directly in the language. When you master the Flow System, you always have the right expressions for the right moment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classymandarin.substack.com/subscribe