# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 10 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/10 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-10 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 10 · Explore all 593 grammar points in the HSK Official Examination Outline by level and category, with available lessons, examples and explanations. # Grammar Follow the HSK Official Examination Outline, with explanations and Chinese examples. ## Explore the outline by HSK level All 593 outline points · choose a level to see its categories and available lessons. [**HSK 1**70 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1)[**HSK 2**78 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2)[**HSK 3**96 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3)[**HSK 4**95 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4)[**HSK 5**70 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5)[**HSK 6**50 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6)[**HSK 7–9**134 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9) Level HSK 1 / HSK 2 / HSK 3 / HSK 4 / HSK 5 / HSK 6 / HSK 7–9 Outline category All categories / Morphemes / Word classes / Phrases / Fixed patterns / Sentence components / Sentence types / Aspect / Special expressions / Discourse ## Grammar 109–120 / 593 HSK 2 Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Double-object sentences 2 ## [HSK 2 Double-Object Sentences with 给 (Verb + 给 + Object 1 + Object 2)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-double-object-sentences-2-g067) In Mandarin Chinese, when an action transfers an item from one person to another, you can attach 给 directly after the main verb to introduce both the recipient and the transferred item in a fixed order. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-double-object-sentences-2-g067) HSK 2 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [Choosing Between Alternatives with （是）……，还是……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-alternative-clauses-g068) Use 还是 to connect alternatives when the speaker is asking which one applies or reporting an unresolved choice. The pattern can form a direct question or appear inside a larger statement; context and punctuation help distinguish them. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-alternative-clauses-g068) HSK 2 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences ## [Using 一……就…… for events that follow quickly](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-condensed-complex-sentences-g071) 一……就…… connects two events and presents the second as happening immediately or soon after the first. Learn its basic order, natural contexts, and the difference between this pattern and 就 alone. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-condensed-complex-sentences-g071) HSK 2 Aspect › Durative aspect ## [Chinese 着 for Continuing States](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-durative-aspect-g072) Use verb + 着 to describe a state that is already in place and remains so at the time being discussed. It presents the state from within; it does not by itself say when the state began or when it will end. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-durative-aspect-g072) HSK 2 Aspect › Durative aspect ## [着 for an Action That Continues](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-durative-aspect-g073) Place 着 after an action verb to present the activity as continuing at a reference time. Learn its word order with an object, its use with 呢, and its relationship to 在 or 正在. This is the action-continuation part of the outline’s 动词+着 entry. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-durative-aspect-g073) HSK 2 Aspect › Experiential aspect ## [Using 过 to Talk About Experience](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-experiential-aspect-g074) Learn to use 过 after a verb to say that someone has had an experience at least once before the reference point. See how to form questions and negative statements, and how to distinguish general experience from a particular completed event. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-experiential-aspect-g074) HSK 2 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Number + Measure Word for Numbered Units](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g075) A number followed by a measure word can identify a position or numbered category when a familiar sequence or naming system supplies the order. Learn how to form it, where context matters, and when an explicit ordinal marker may be clearer. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g075) HSK 2 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Using 几 for an Approximate Number](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g076) 几 can express an imprecise, usually small number when the speaker does not need or know the exact count. Learn its common position before a measure word, and use context to distinguish an estimate from a question asking for a count. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g076) HSK 2 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Approximate quantities with 数词 + 多 + 量词](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g077) Use 数词 + 多 + 量词 to give an approximate quantity that is above the stated number. Learn where 多 goes, how the following noun works, and how to choose this pattern instead of 数词 + 量词 + 多. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g077) HSK 2 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Using 数词 + 量词 + 多 to Give an Approximate Number](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g078) The pattern 数词 + 量词 + 多 gives an approximate quantity a little above the stated number. Learn where 多 goes, how to use the pattern with or without a following noun, and when another word order is more natural. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-number-expressions-g078) HSK 2 Word classes › Measure words › Verbal measure words ## [HSK 2 Verbal Measure Word 次 (cì): Counting Actions and Occurrences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-6d28947e30) In Mandarin Chinese, counting how many times an action happens requires a verbal measure word (动量词). At Level 2 of the supplied HSK outline, 次 (cì) is the core verbal measure word used to express the frequency or number of occurrences of an… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-6d28947e30) HSK 2 Word classes › Measure words › Nominal measure words ## [Using the Borrowed Measure Word 包 (bāo) for Packets and Bags](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-99ffa56a34) In Chinese, the noun 包 (bāo, bag or packet) is frequently borrowed to function as a nominal measure word (名量词) for items sold, stored, or wrapped in bags, pouches, or packets. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-99ffa56a34) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. 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