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HSK 4 grammar

143 grammar points at this level.

Adjectives

Adjectives with 极了

Expressing "not very" with 不怎么

Indicating the whole with 全

Reduplication of adjectives

Turning adjectives into adverbs

Adverbs

Coincidence with 正好

Comparing 刚 and 刚才

Comparing 常常 and 经常

Comparing 有点 and 一点

Continuation with 还

Emphasis with 就是

Emphasizing negation with 又

Expressing 'again' in the future with 再

Expressing 'had better' with 最好

Expressing 'had better' with 还是

Expressing "about to" with 就要

Expressing "again" in the past with 又

Expressing "all along" with 原来

Expressing "all at once" with 一下子

Expressing "almost" using 差点

Expressing "already" with 都

Expressing "always" with 从来

Expressing "as a result" with 结果

Expressing "each other" with 互相

Expressing "enough" with 够

Expressing "finally" with 终于

Expressing "in this way" with 这样

Expressing "one by one" with 一

Expressing "small quantity" with 就

Expressing duration of inaction

Expressing earliness with 就

Expressing lateness with 才

Sequencing with 先 and 再

Using "always" as a complaint with 老是

Using 也 and 都 together

Using 才 for small numbers

Adverbs with Adjectives

Adjectives with 那么 and 这么

Expressing "quite" with 挺

Expressing "rather" with 比较

Auxiliary verbs

Expressing "don't need to" with 不用

Expressing "must" with 得

Auxiliary Verbs

Comparing 会, 能, 可以

Auxiliary Words

Ending a non-exhaustive list with 什么的

Expressing "stuff like that" with 之类的

Non-exhaustive lists with 等等

Basic/Simple Sentence Patterns

Alternative existential sentences

Expressing "as one likes" with 就

Expressing "even" with 连 and 都

Expressing "every time" with 每 and 都

Expressing "every" with question words

Expressing "how often"

Expressing "more and more" with 越来越

Expressing "multiples" with 倍

Expressing "not at all" with 一点儿也不

Expressing "some" with question words

Expressing double negation

Expressing not knowing how to do something using 好

Expressing purpose with 为了

Phrases using 来说

Comparison Patterns

Expressing "compared with" using 跟

Expressing "even more" with 更 or 还

Expressing "much more" in comparisons

Expressing comparable degree with 有

Complements

Degree complement

Direction complement

Direction complement 起来

Potential complement

Result complement -下去

Result complements

Complex Sentence Patterns

Conceding a point with 是

Events in quick succession with 一... 就...

Expressing "although" with 虽然 and 但是

Expressing "either... or..." with 要么

Expressing "except" and "in addition" with 除了… 以外

Expressing "if... then..." with 如果... 就...

Expressing "if" with 如果...的话

Expressing "no wonder"

Expressing "not only... but also" with 不但... 而且...

Expressing "when" with 等到

Expressing good luck with 还好

Expressing various aspects with 一方面

Conjunctions

A softer "but" with 不过

Comparing 还是 and 或者

Expressing "how about" with 要不

Expressing "in addition" with 再说

Expressing "in addition" with 另外

Expressing "in addition" with 还有

Expressing "then…" with 那么

Using 来 to connect two verb phrases

Measure Words

Reduplication of measure words

Noun Phrases

Expressing "all" with 所有

Expressing "one of" with 之一

Expressing "the other" with 另外

Nouns

Comparing 之间 and 中间

Comparing 人家 and 别人

Expressing "before" and "after" with 之前 and 之后

Expressing "ever since" with 以来

Expressing "when" with 时

Sequencing past events with 后来

Numbers

Expressing fractions with 分之

Indicating a number in excess

Particles

Advanced yes-no questions with 吗

Aspect particle 着

Expressing the self-evident with 嘛

Reviewing options with 吧

Using 的 (modal particle)

Prepositions

Comparing 离 and 从

Expressing "about" with 关于

Expressing "all the way until" with 直到

Expressing "for" with 为

Expressing "for" with 给

Expressing "less than" with 不到

Expressing "toward" with 往

Expressing "towards" with 向

Idiomatic phrases with 在

Using 对 with verbs

Question Forms

Simple rhetorical questions

Sentence Patterns

The 是... 的 construction for emphasizing details

The 是... 的 construction for indicating purpose

The 是...的 patterns: an overview

Topic-comment sentences

Using 把 sentences

Using 被 sentences

Time Words

Comparing 以后 and 的时候

Verb phrases

Doing something less with 少

Doing something more with 多

Expressing "not often" with 不怎么

Expressing "until" with 到

Expressing actions in progress (full form)

Measure words for verbs

Verbs followed by 给

Verbs preceded by 给

Verbs

Appearance with 看起来

Causative verbs

Expressing 'through' with 经过

Expressing "it depends" with 看

Expressing "it seems" with 好像

Expressing "mistakenly think that" with 以为

Expressing "through" with 通过

Expressing "to come from" with 来自

Making judgments with 算

Using 来 as a dummy verb