# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 11 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/11 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-11 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 11 · 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 121–132 / 593 HSK 2 Word classes › Measure words › Nominal measure words ## [HSK 2 Specialized Nominal Measure Words: 条, 位, 间, and 名](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-d30b65a9ae) Learn four useful nominal classifiers from the supplied Level 2 outline: 条 for common long-shaped items and fixed collocations, 位 for respectful reference to people, 名 for formal descriptions or headcounts, and 间 for rooms. Practise numeral… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-measure-words-d30b65a9ae) HSK 2 Word classes › Nouns › Locality nouns ## [HSK 2 Locality Nouns: 左 (zuǒ) and 右 (yòu)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-nouns-52ec1e8ae3) In the HSK 2 syllabus outline, 左 (zuǒ, left) and 右 (yòu, right) are classified as monosyllabic locality nouns (方位名词). Unlike ordinary nouns, single-syllable 左 and 右 do not usually stand alone as the object of 在 (zài) or follow 的 (de); inste… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-nouns-52ec1e8ae3) HSK 2 Word classes › Numerals ## [HSK 2 Numerals: Counting and Approximating with 万, 好多, and 多](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-numerals-c2f5e1fe4c) This lesson explains the three numeral forms grouped under HSK 2 in the 2025-11 syllabus outline: the ten-thousand unit 万, the conversational quantifier 好多, and the approximation word 多, focusing on exact placement with measure words. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-numerals-c2f5e1fe4c) HSK 2 Word classes › Particles › Aspect particles ## [HSK 2 Aspect Particle 着: Expressing Ongoing States and Postures](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-35e37e6b7b) 着 (zhe) follows a verb and presents a situation as continuing. This lesson focuses on maintained postures, states such as an open door, and a background action accompanying another action. 着 is not limited to motionless scenes, and English … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-35e37e6b7b) HSK 2 Word classes › Particles › Structural particles ## [HSK 2 Structural Particles 得 and 地: Meaning, Word Order, and Contrasts](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-4644509761) In Mandarin, the structural particles 得 and 地 are both pronounced with a neutral tone (de), which often causes confusion in writing and sentence building. However, their grammatical positions and functions are completely distinct: 得 appears… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-4644509761) HSK 2 Word classes › Particles › Modal particles ## [HSK 2 Modal Particles: Secondary Functions of 呢, 吧, 的, and 啊](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-6a406bde86) The supplied Level 2 row lists 呢4, 吧2, 的2, and 啊1. Here you will practise topic pauses with 呢, several conversational uses of 吧, certainty with final 的, and expressive 啊. The row gives labels, not full dictionary definitions; do not infer a… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-6a406bde86) HSK 2 Phrases › Structural types › Basic structural types ## [HSK 2 Verb-Complement Phrases 1 (动补短语1): Describing Action Degree with 得](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-c5b34fa2b6) A verb-complement phrase places extra information after a verb. This lesson practises descriptive complements introduced by 得, such as 跑得快 and 说得很好. They can describe a habit, a particular event, or a desired future performance; they are no… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-c5b34fa2b6) HSK 2 Word classes › Particles › Aspect particles ## [HSK 2 Aspect Particle 过: Talking About Past Experience](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-f1f17564a4) In the experiential use taught here, 过 (guo) follows a verb to present an earlier experience: 去过上海 means “have been to Shanghai”. It does not tell you the person’s current location, and 过 is not a past-tense ending for every use. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-particles-f1f17564a4) HSK 2 Sentence components › Predicate ## [Nominal Phrases as Predicates in Chinese (名词性短语作谓语)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-predicates-45363ea316) In Mandarin Chinese, a noun or nominal phrase can function directly as the predicate of a sentence without a linking verb like 是 (shì). This pattern is commonly used in everyday conversation to state time, dates, age, price, and native orig… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-predicates-45363ea316) HSK 2 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing direction or path ## [Using 从 (cóng) to Introduce Direction and Route in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-78027a70d1) Beyond marking a simple starting point in time or space, the preposition 从 (cóng) is used before a location, doorway, or directional reference to indicate the path, channel, or route along which an action moves. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-78027a70d1) HSK 2 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing time or place ## [Using the Preposition 从 (cóng) to Introduce Time and Place](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-bc391202cd) The preposition 从 (cóng) introduces the starting point of an action in time or space. In Chinese sentence order, the prepositional phrase formed with 从 comes before the main verb. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-bc391202cd) HSK 2 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing a cause ## [Using 因为 (yīnwèi) as a Preposition to Introduce Causes](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-bdc7609178) While many learners first meet 因为 (yīnwèi) as a conjunction meaning 'because', the HSK 2 outline specifically highlights its role as a preposition meaning 'because of' or 'on account of'. In this structure, it attaches directly to a noun ph… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2-prepositions-bdc7609178) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. 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