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HSK 7

偏正关系：条件句群、因果句群、目的句群、转折句群、假设句群、让步句群

Types of subordinate (偏正) compound sentence groups in Chinese

Explanation

These are sentence groups (句群) with a subordinate (偏正) relation, that is, having a main part and a subordinate part. The subordinate part usually adds information such as condition, cause, purpose... to the main part. For example, 转折句群 (adversative sentence group) is used to express contrast or surprise, usually with connectives like '但是', '却' (but). 因果句群 (causal sentence group) explains cause and result, often using '原来' (it turns out), '因此' (therefore). When encountering these sentence groups, you need to identify the relationship among the sentences to understand the overall meaning correctly.

Examples

他们俩正是这样有思想的一对青年。在当时新思想的影响下，他们走上了革命之路。不少人热情地歌颂了他们的反抗和爱情，但是鲁迅先生以敏锐的目光看到了这种反抗和爱情中所包含的悲剧因素。（转折句群）
tāmenliǎzhèngshìzhèyàngyǒusīxiǎngdeyíduìqīngnián。zàidāngshíxīnsīxiǎngdeyǐngxiǎngxià，tāmenzǒushànglegémìngzhīlù。bùshǎorénrèqíngdìgēsòngletāmendefǎnkànghéàiqíng，dànshìlǔxùnxiānshēngyǐmǐnruìdemùguāngkàndàolezhèzhǒngfǎnkànghéàiqíngzhōngsuǒbāohándebēijùyīnsù。（zhuǎnzhéjùqún）
单位楼下的路口，新开了两家卖早餐的店，早餐的主要顾客，是在附近写字楼上班的人。虽然卖着同样的早餐，味道差不多，价格也一样，而且每天早上每家店前都排满了顾客，但月底一计算，东边胖大姐的利润却是西边瘦大姐的两倍多。仔细观察一番才发现，原来差别竟出在经营策略上一瘦大姐坚持自己十几年卖早餐的传统方式，每收一个顾客的钱，就卷一个饼，然后收下一个顾客的钱，再卷一个饼。而胖大姐则截然不同，她事先把做好的饼摆整齐，自己只管收钱和找钱，前面并排放着五双筷子，让交完钱的顾客自己动手卷菜。（因果句群）
dānwèilóuxiàdelùkǒu，xīnkāileliǎngjiāmàizǎocāndediàn，zǎocāndezhǔyàogùkè，shìzàifùjìnxiězìlóushàngbānderén。suīránmàizhetóngyàngdezǎocān，wèidàochàbùduō，jiàgéyěyíyàng，érqiěměitiānzǎoshàngměijiādiànqiándōupáimǎnlegùkè，dànyuèdǐyíjìsuàn，dōngbiānpàngdàjiědelìrùnquèshìxībiānshòudàjiědeliǎngbèiduō。zǐxìguāncháyìfāncáifāxiàn，yuánláichābiéjìngchūzàijīngyíngcèlüèshàngyíshòudàjiějiānchízìjǐshíjǐniánmàizǎocāndechuántǒngfāngshì，měishōuyígègùkèdeqián，jiùjuànyígèbǐng，ránhòushōuxiàyígègùkèdeqián，zàijuànyígèbǐng。érpàngdàjiězéjiéránbùtóng，tāshìxiānbǎzuòhǎodebǐngbǎizhěngqí，zìjǐzhǐguǎnshōuqiánhézhǎoqián，qiánmiànbìngpáifàngzhewǔshuāngkuàizi，ràngjiāowánqiándegùkèzìjǐdòngshǒujuàncài。（yīnguǒjùqún）

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The grammar point “偏正关系：条件句群、因果句群、目的句群、转折句群、假设句群、让步句群” (Types of subordinate (偏正) compound sentence groups in Chinese) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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