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HSK 5 grammar

152 grammar points at this level.

"But" Statements

Expressing "although" with 尽管

Expressing "on the contrary" with 反而

Expressing contrariness with 倒

The "however" adverb 却

"Even If" Statements

Expressing 'even if…' with 即使

Expressing 'even if…' with 就是

Expressing "even if…" with 哪怕

Expressing "even if…" with 就算

"If" Statements

Expressing 'what if' with 万一

Expressing "if… then…" with 假如

Expressing "if… then…" with 要是

Marking a topic with 的话

"No Matter" Statements

Expressing "no matter" with 不管

Expressing "no matter" with 无论

Adjectives

Adjectival complement 得不得了

Adjectival complement 得很

Expressing "a bit too"

Saying "a lot" with 有的是

Adverbs

Advanced uses of 总

Advanced uses of 还

Advanced uses of 都

Assessing situations with 看来

Comparing 再 and 又

Comparing 常常 and 往往

Comparing 才 and 就

Comparing 本来 and 原来

Declaring the only option with 只好

Emphatic adverb 可

Expressing 'in the end' with 究竟

Expressing 'once' with 曾经

Expressing "after all" with 毕竟

Expressing "almost" using 差点没

Expressing "anyway" with 反正

Expressing "as much as possible" with 尽量

Expressing "even" with 甚至

Expressing "feel free" with 尽管

Expressing "have to" with 不得不

Expressing "in the end" with 到底

Expressing "just" do it with 干脆

Expressing "nearly" with 几乎

Expressing "never again" with 再也不

Expressing "originally" with 本来

Expressing "over and over again" with 再三

Expressing "simply" with 简直

Expressing "since the beginning" with 一向

Expressing "to make certain" with 千万

Expressing "while you're at it" with 顺便

Expressing a last chance with 再不... 就...

Expressing concern with 恐怕

Expressing difficulty with 好 (不) 容易

Expressing wasted efforts with 白

Repeated actions in the past with 又

Rhetorical questions with 难道

The opposite of 差不多 is 差很多

Adverbs with Adjectives

Expressing "especially" with 格外

Auxiliary verbs

Expressing future with 将

Auxiliary Words

Comparing 总算 and 终于

Listing things with 啊

Cause/Effect Statements

Expressing 'therefore' with 因此

Expressing "due to…" with 由于

Expressing "since" with 既然

Stating the effect before the cause

Complements

Advanced degree complements

Advanced potential complements

Advanced result complements 住, 开, and 出来

Advanced uses of direction complement "-起来"

Complement 坏了

Tricky uses of 到

Using 来 and 去 when "verbing around"

Conditional Statements

Expressing "as long as" with 只要

Expressing "once...then..." with 一旦...就...

Expressing "only after" with 才

Expressing "only if" with 只有

Expressing "unless" with 除非

Conjunctions

Comparing 跟 and 对

Expressing "and then" with 于是

Using 而 to explain contrasting ideas

Either… or

Providing two options with double 或者

Let alone

Expressing "let alone" with 别说

Expressing "let alone" with 更不用说

Not only… but also…

Many types of 'not only... but also...'

Nouns

Expressing "among" with 当中

Expressing "each other" with 彼此

Expressing "when" using 当

Expressing "within (it/them)" with 其中

Name-calling with 这个

Particles

Advanced 了 after an object

Advanced 了 with complements

Marking a topic with 嘛

Softening the tone of questions with 呢

Prepositional Phrase

Defining upper and lower limits

Prepositions

Comparing 关于 and 对于

Comparing 对 and 对于

Comparing 对于 and 至于

Comparing 朝向 and 往

Comparing 给 and 为

Expressing "along with…" with 随着

Expressing "ever since" with 自从

Expressing "for…" with 而言

Expressing "including" with 在内

Expressing "on the basis of" with 凭

Expressing "with regards to" with 至于

Expressing passive voice with 给

Limiting scope with 就

Opportune timing with 趁

Sentence Patterns

Advanced uses of 把

Advanced uses of 连

Basic comparisons with 不比

Conditions with 要 and 就

Emphasizing a negation with 并

Expressing 'can't do without' with 少不了

Expressing 'within' a period of time using 在...内

Expressing "any" with 任何

Expressing "both… and…" with 既...又

Expressing "equal to" with 等于

Expressing "from" with "从... 中"

Expressing "if it were not for" with 要不是

Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with 无... 可...

Expressing "not even one"

Expressing "not only..., even..." using 不但 and 甚至连

Expressing "related to..." with 有关的

Expressing "so-called" with 所谓

Expressing "thanks to" with 多亏

Expressing "that's all" with 而已

Expressing "the more... the more..." with 越…越…

Expressing "would rather" with 宁可

Expressing indifference with 就

Expressing purpose with 好

Expressing simultaneous actions with 一面

Expressing the only two possibilities

Using 将 as a formal 把

Separate Functions

Comparing 适合 and 合适

Time Words

Comparing 以后 and 之后

Comparing 以后, 然后, 后来

Comparing 平时 and 平常

Verb phrases

Combining verbs with 并

Emphasizing the doer of an action with 由

Expressing "hard to avoid" with 难免

Expressing "moreover" with 并且

Expressing "to be worth" doing with 值得

Indicating negative impact with 害得

Passive verbs with 受

Using 着 when 'verbing away'

Verbs

Challenging a verb with 什么

Comparing specifically with 像

Comparing 显得 and 看起来

Comparing 看起来 and 看来

Comparisons with 不如

Comparisons with 比起

Making '-ize' and '-ify' verbs with 化

Using 难怪 as a verb