# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 19 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/19 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-19 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 19 · 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 217–228 / 593 HSK 3 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Using 大概 to Give Approximate Numbers](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-number-expressions-g095) Use 大概 before a number or quantity when you want to give an estimate rather than an exact figure. Learn the common sentence patterns, practical contexts, and how context affects the meaning. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-number-expressions-g095) HSK 3 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Adjacent Number Words for Approximate Quantities](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-number-expressions-g096) In Chinese, two nearby number words can appear together to give an approximate quantity. Learn the common patterns, where they fit naturally, and how to distinguish an estimate from an exact count. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-number-expressions-g096) HSK 3 Word classes › Measure words › Nominal measure words ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Borrowed Nominal Measure Words 碗 (wǎn) and 盘 (pán)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-195b2dbbaf) In Mandarin, nouns for everyday tableware like 碗 (bowl) and 盘 (plate) are regularly borrowed as nominal measure words to quantify food, soup, and other items served in them. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-195b2dbbaf) HSK 3 Word classes › Measure words › Nominal measure words ## [HSK 3 Specialized Nominal Measure Words: 把, 双, 张, 辆, 封, and Standard Units](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-49c7edc183) This lesson covers 20 specialized nominal measure words in the supplied HSK 3 outline. The basic pattern is number or demonstrative + measure word + noun. Learn conventional pairings as well as units of weight, length, time, and currency, r… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-49c7edc183) HSK 3 Word classes › Measure words › Verbal measure words ## [HSK 3 Verbal Measure Words: 口, 回, 遍, and 声](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-b9a24c3993) Verbal measure words (动量词) quantify how many times or in what manner an action occurs. This lesson covers four specific verbal classifiers from the HSK 3 outline—口, 回, 遍, and 声—explaining their exact meanings, object placement rules, and pr… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-b9a24c3993) HSK 3 Word classes › Measure words › Measure-word reduplication ## [Measure Word Reduplication (量词重叠): 个个 and 张张](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-dda84b7cd5) In Mandarin Chinese, measure words can be doubled—such as 个个 and 张张—to mean 'every single one' within a known group. In the supplied Level 3 syllabus outline, this pattern is used before a predicate to state that all items share a specific … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-measure-words-dda84b7cd5) HSK 3 Word classes › Nouns › Locality nouns ## [HSK 3 Nouns of Locality: 东, 南, 西, 北, 北方, 东方, 南方, 西方, and 中间](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-nouns-6950b46cdb) This lesson explains the Level 3 locality nouns (方位名词) in the supplied HSK outline: the four monosyllabic cardinal directions (东, 南, 西, 北), their disyllabic regional and cultural counterparts (东方, 南方, 西方, 北方), and the relational position wo… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-nouns-6950b46cdb) HSK 3 Word classes › Particles › Other particles ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Using the Particle 的话 (dehuà) for Conditions and Topics](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-particles-b7077cd8b5) The particle 的话 (dehuà) attaches to the end of a clause or short phrase to mark a hypothetical condition or to single out a conversation topic. It works either on its own or paired with conditional conjunctions like 如果 (rúguǒ) and 要是 (yàosh… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-particles-b7077cd8b5) HSK 3 Morphemes › Prefixes ## [HSK 3 Prefix 老 (lǎo): Familiar Address, Birth Order, and Fixed Nouns](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prefixes-02e611d0a9) In Mandarin, 老 (lǎo) is not always an adjective meaning old. As an HSK 3 prefix, it attaches to monosyllabic surnames to show familiarity, to numbers to indicate birth order among siblings, and to certain roots to form everyday nouns. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prefixes-02e611d0a9) HSK 3 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing agent or patient ## [Using 把 and 被 to Introduce Agents and Patients (HSK 3)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-38b9cc51e8) In the HSK 3 grammar outline, the prepositions 把 (bǎ) and 被 (bèi) are grouped under the function of introducing agents (施事) and patients (受事). While standard Chinese sentences rely on word order alone to show who does what to whom, 把 brings… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-38b9cc51e8) HSK 3 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing a target ## [Introducing Objects and Topics with 为, 向, and 关于 (HSK 3)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-4f157ec7d0) In Chinese, prepositions come before a noun phrase to show how that person or thing relates to the rest of the sentence. At Level 3 of the supplied HSK outline, 为 (wèi), 向 (xiàng), and 关于 (guānyú) are grouped under prepositions that introdu… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-4f157ec7d0) HSK 3 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing means or basis ## [Using 根据 (gēnjù) to Express Basis and Grounds in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-6d77052c57) In Chinese, the preposition 根据 (gēnjù) introduces the basis, foundation, or grounds for a judgment, conclusion, or action. It corresponds closely to English phrases like 'according to' or 'based on' and normally comes before the main predic… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-6d77052c57) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. [‹ Previous](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/18) [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[18](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/18)[19](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/19)[20](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/20)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/20)