HSK 3

HSK 3 Grammar

70 grammar points — English explanations, examples with pinyin

70 grammar points

第-、老-、小-

Ordinals and affectionate address with 第-, 老-, 小-

-儿、一家、-们、-头、-子

Noun suffixes: -儿, 家, -们, -头, -子

能愿动词:敢

Modal verb: 敢 (to dare)

能愿动词:需要

Modal verb: 需要 (to need)

动宾式离合词:帮忙、点头、放假、干杯、见面、结婚、看病、睡觉、洗澡、理发、说话

Verb-object separable words (离合词)

疑问代词的非疑问用法

Indefinite use of question words

指示代词:各、各位、各种、每、任何

Determiners: 各, 各位, 各种, 每, 任何

名量词:把、行、架、群、束、双、台、张、支、只、种

Nominal measure words (名量词)

动量词:顿、口、眼

Verbal measure words: 顿, 口, 眼

量词重叠:AA

Reduplicated measure words (AA)

程度副词:比较、更加,还、相当

Adverbs of degree: 比较 (bǐjiào), 更加 (gèngjiā), 还 (hái), 相当 (xiāngdāng)

范围、协同副词:光、仅、仅仅、就、至少

Adverbs of scope and simultaneity: 光, 仅, 仅仅, 就, 至少

时间副词:本来、才、曾经、从来、赶紧、赶快、立刻、连忙、始终、已、早已

Adverbs of time: 本来, 才, 曾经, 从来, 赶紧, 赶快, 立刻, 连忙, 始终, 已, 早已

频率、重复副词:通常、往往、总、总是

Adverbs of frequency and repetition: 通常, 往往, 总, 总是

关联副词:再

The connector '再' expressing time sequence

方式副词:互相、尽量、亲自、相互

Adverbs of manner: 互相, 尽量, 亲自, 相互

情态副词:大概、恐怕

Adverbs expressing possibility and conjecture: 大概, 恐怕

语气副词:白、并、当然、到底、反正、根本、果然、简直、绝对、难道、其实、千万、确实、只好、终于

Adverbs expressing 语气 (mood, nuance)

由 (by, from, due to)

自从

The word "自从" – Ever since

朝 (toward, in the direction of)

Preposition of purpose or beneficiary (为)

Preposition indicating the target directed at (向 xiàng)

由于、因为

由于 (yóuyú) and 因为 (yīnwèi): Indicating cause

为了

为了 (wèile) - For, in order to

把、被、叫、让

Disposal and passive structures: 把, 被, 叫, 让

除了

除了 (except, besides)

按、按照

The structures 按 and 按照

连接分句或句子:并且、不光、不仅、另外、要是、因此、由于、只有

Conjunctions connecting clauses or sentences

数量重叠:数词+量词+数词+量词

Reduplicated quantity structure: numeral + measure word + numeral + measure word

不A不B

The Not-A-Not-B structure (不A不B)

看上去

看上去 (kàn shang qù) – To look like, to appear

有的是

有的是 (expressing a large quantity)

除了⋯⋯(以外),⋯⋯还/也/都⋯⋯

除了……(以外),……还/也/都……

从⋯⋯起

The 'from...onward' structure

对⋯⋯来说

The structure '对⋯⋯来说' (As for...)

一……也/都+不/没⋯⋯

一……也/都 + 不/没……

动词或动词性短语、形容词或形容词性短语作主语

Verbs, verb phrases, adjectives, or adjective phrases as the subject

动词或动词性短语、主谓短语作定语

Verb/verb phrase or subject-predicate phrase as an attributive

结果补语2:动词+到/住/走

Resultative complement 2: Verb + 到/住/走

趋向补语2

Complex directional complement 2

可能补语1:动词+得/不+动词/形容词;动词+得/不+了

Potential complement 1

程度补语1:形容词/心理动词+得很/极了/死了

Complement of degree with 很/极了/死了

数量补语3(动词+动量补语):宾语和动量补语共现

Quantity complement 3 (Verb + verbal-measure complement): the co-occurrence of an object and a verbal-measure complement

数量补语4(动词+时量补语):表示动作持续的时间

Time-duration quantity complement

主谓句4:主谓谓语句

Subject-predicate sentence whose predicate is a subject-predicate phrase (subject-predicate predicate sentence)

“把”字句1:表处置

The 把 (bǎ) structure expressing disposal

被动句1:主语+被/叫/让+宾语+动词+其他成分

Passive sentence with 被/叫/让 (Bèi/jiào/ràng)

连动句2

Serial verb sentence 2

兼语句1

Pivotal sentence (type 1)

比较句4

Comparative sentence 4

重动词:主语+动词+宾语+动词+补语

Verb reduplication structure

(也)⋯⋯,也⋯⋯

The 'both...and...' structure (也...也...)

一会儿⋯⋯,一会儿⋯⋯

One moment...the next.../Sometimes...sometimes...

一方面⋯⋯,另一方面⋯⋯

一方面⋯⋯,另一方面⋯⋯

又⋯⋯,又⋯⋯

Both... and... (又⋯⋯,又⋯⋯)

首先⋯⋯,然后⋯⋯

First……, then……

⋯⋯,并且⋯⋯

Using 并且 to connect two clauses going the same way

不仅/不光 ,还/而且

Not only... but also...

不是,就是⋯⋯

The structure '不是...就是...' (if not...then...)

要是⋯⋯,就⋯⋯

The conditional structure '要是...就...' (If...then...)

只有⋯⋯,才⋯⋯

The structure 'Only when...then...'

(由于)⋯⋯,所以/因此⋯⋯

Cause-and-effect structure: 由于...,所以/因此...

⋯⋯了⋯⋯(就)⋯⋯

The structure ...了... (就)... expressing an action happening right after another is completed

用反问句表示强调

Using rhetorical questions for emphasis

用“是”强调

Emphasis with '是'

用疑问语调表示疑问

Using questioning intonation to ask a question

都⋯⋯了

The structure 都⋯⋯了

X就X(点儿)吧

The structure X就X(点儿)吧

X什么(啊)

Structure negating the meaning or expressing disagreement or dissatisfaction

About HSK 3 grammar

HSK 3-4 grammar expands to more complex structures like conditionals, the passive, and adverbs. At this level, you can express opinions, compare, and tell stories in everyday situations.

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