Grammar

Chinese grammar · HSK 3

The 39 grammar points at HSK 3 (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.

Special structures (把 · 被 · 是…的 · 让)

把The 把 construction 是 … 的Emphasizing with 是…的被The passive with 被让Making / letting with 让

Verbal aspect (了 · 过 · 着 · 在)

动词 + 着Ongoing state with 着 … 了 … 了Still ongoing: 了…了

Comparison

跟 … 一样The same as with 跟…一样没有 … (那么)Not as… as with 没有比 … 一点儿 / 得多By how much with 比 (degree)

Complements

动词 + 得/不 + …Potential complement (得/不)动词 + 进/出… + 来/去Compound directional complement 极了 / 死了Extreme degree: 极了, 死了

Connectors & compound sentences

不但 … 而且 …Not only… but also… (不但…而且…)如果 … 就 …If… then… (如果…就…)只要 … 就 …As long as… (只要…就…)只有 … 才 …Only if… (只有…才…)一边 … 一边 …At the same time with 一边…一边…一 … 就 …As soon as… with 一…就…又 … 又 …Both… and… (又…又…)越来越 / 越 … 越 …More and more with 越来越 / 越…越…除了 … (以外)Besides / except with 除了…以外

Adverbs

又Again (past) with 又才Not until / only then with 才一直All along with 一直终于Finally with 终于从来 + 不/没Never with 从来一定Definitely with 一定特别Especially with 特别多 / 少 + 动词Do more or less with 多/少

Prepositions (coverbs)

往Toward (direction) with 往为了In order to with 为了跟 … 一起With (someone) with 跟

Particles

的 / 地 / 得The three "de": 的, 地, 得

Modal verbs

得 (děi)Have to with 得 (děi)可能Maybe / possibly with 可能

Questions

是不是Confirming with 是不是

Numbers & measure words

左右 / 多 / 大约Approximate amounts

Adjectives

AABBReduplicating adjectives (AABB)

Time & dates

一会儿A while / in a moment with 一会儿