Grammar

Chinese grammar · HSK 2

The 36 grammar points at HSK 2 (indicative level), grouped by topic. Tap any one to see it with examples.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

Comparison

比Comparing with 比更 / 还Even more with 更 and 还

Verbal aspect (了 · 过 · 着 · 在)

动词 + 过Experience with 过 (正)在 + 动词Be doing with 在 / 正在 (要) … 了About to with 要…了

Verb usage

动词 + 动词Reduplicating the verb (softening)动词 + 一下Doing something briefly with 一下

Adjectives

有点儿 / 一点儿A little: 有点儿 vs 一点儿

Complements

动词 + 得 + …Degree complement with 得动词 + 完/到/见…Result complement 动词 + 来/去Direction with 来 and 去

Prepositions (coverbs)

给To / for someone with 给对Toward / regarding with 对离Distance with 离从 … 到 …From… to… with 从…到…

Adverbs

已经 … 了Already with 已经…了还Still / yet with 还再Again (future) with 再就Then / as early as with 就别Don’t with 别只Only with 只比较Fairly / rather with 比较

Modal verbs

可以May / can (permission) with 可以应该Should with 应该

Connectors & compound sentences

因为 … 所以 …Because… so… (因为…所以…)虽然 … 但是 …Although… but… (虽然…但是…)A 还是 BOr in questions with 还是或者Or in statements with 或者先 … 再 …First… then… (先…再…)

Questions

为什么Why with 为什么怎么How (in what way) with 怎么多 + adjetivoAsking degree with 多

Time & dates

… 的时候When… with …的时候以前 / 以后Before / after: 以前 and 以后动词 + 时间How long an action lasts

Numbers & measure words

第Ordinals with 第