# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 14 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/14 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-14 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 14 · 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 157–168 / 593 HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase 看起来: Expressing How Things Look and Seem](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-19654f9298) In the HSK 3 grammar outline, 看起来 (kàn qǐlái) is classified as a fixed phrase used to express how a person, object, or situation appears based on observation. It corresponds to English expressions like 'to look,' 'to seem,' or 'judging by a… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-19654f9298) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase: Expressing Perspectives with 在……看来](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-1bc205289d) The fixed phrase 在……看来 (zài... kànlái) translates to 'in someone's view' or 'from someone's perspective.' Listed as an HSK 3 fixed phrase in the revised syllabus outline, it frames an evaluation or judgment by identifying whose viewpoint is… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-1bc205289d) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase 看来: Expressing Evidence-Based Conclusions and Viewpoints](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-3b5e3e13cb) The fixed phrase 看来 (kànlái) allows speakers to introduce a reasoned conclusion based on observed facts or to frame a personal viewpoint using the structure 在...看来. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-3b5e3e13cb) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Four-character patterns ## [HSK 3 Four-Character Pattern: 不A 不B (bù A bù B)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-41437ff5bd) The four-character frame 不A不B forms compact expressions with two one-syllable elements. This lesson covers familiar middle-range contrasts such as 不大不小 and idioms such as 不慌不忙, while distinguishing conventional usage from absolute grammar r… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-41437ff5bd) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Expressing Progressive Change with 越来越](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-8616c86f62) The fixed phrase 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) means 'more and more' and shows that a quality or state of mind changes progressively as time passes. It precedes adjectives or mental verbs and replaces standard degree adverbs like 很 (hěn). [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-8616c86f62) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [Using 一般来说 (yībān lái shuō) to Make General Statements in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-868481e396) 一般来说 (yībān lái shuō) is a fixed discourse phrase meaning 'generally speaking' or 'in general.' It introduces a broad rule, typical pattern, or common experience while leaving room for exceptions. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-868481e396) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase: 不怎么样 (Not Very Good / Mediocre)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-b1e94743cb) The fixed phrase 不怎么样 (bù zěnmeyàng) means 'not very good,' 'nothing special,' or 'mediocre.' It is used in spoken Chinese as a predicate or after 得 to give a mildly negative evaluation of a thing, person, or action. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-b1e94743cb) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase 看上去: Expressing Visual Impressions](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-c35e2cff2b) The fixed phrase 看上去 expresses how someone or something appears to the eye, corresponding to 'to look' or 'seemingly' in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-c35e2cff2b) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 3 Fixed Phrase 不一会儿: Meaning, Sentence Position, and Contrasts](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-e5cd073565) 不一会儿 means before long or after a short while. It commonly introduces the next event in a narrative, often with 就. It also occurs after a verb in expressions such as 等了不一会儿，他就来了, so position should be taught through complete sentence patter… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-phrases-e5cd073565) HSK 3 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Using 除了……（以外），……还/也/都…… for Inclusion and Exception](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-patterns-g044) 除了……（以外） can express addition (besides) or exception (except for). 还, 也 and 都 help signal the relationship, but the whole predicate and context determine the interpretation. Learn common patterns without treating them as rigid one-word rule… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-patterns-g044) HSK 3 Fixed patterns ## [Using 从……起 to Mark a Starting Point in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-patterns-g045) The fixed frame 从……起 marks a clear boundary where an action, habit, rule, or sequence begins and continues onward, equivalent to 'starting from' or 'from... onward' in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-patterns-g045) HSK 3 Fixed patterns ## [Using 对……来说 to Express Perspective in Chinese (HSK 3)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-fixed-patterns-g046) The fixed expression 对……来说 (duì... lái shuō) introduces the person or group from whose standpoint an evaluation or judgment is true, corresponding closely to 'for someone' or 'from someone's perspective' in English. 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