# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 20 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/20 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-20 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 20 · 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 229–240 / 593 HSK 3 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing purpose or cause ## [Using 为了 and 为 (wèi) to Introduce Purpose and Reason in HSK 3](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-dd2f165b8b) In Mandarin, the prepositions 为了 (wèile) and 为 (wèi) introduce either the goal an action aims to achieve or the underlying cause of an action or emotional state. Understanding their placement before the main predicate and knowing when to ch… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-dd2f165b8b) HSK 3 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing direction or path ## [Using 向 (xiàng) for Direction and Path (HSK 3)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-df982eda4f) 向 (xiàng) introduces the direction in which someone moves, turns, or looks. Learn to put the direction before the action and distinguish heading toward a place from arriving there. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-prepositions-df982eda4f) HSK 3 Word classes › Pronouns › Personal pronouns ## [HSK 3 Personal Pronouns: Using 别人 and 咱们 Naturally](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-398f08efc0) Beyond basic pronouns like I, you, and they, everyday Mandarin relies on 别人 to refer to other people generally and 咱们 to include the listener in a shared 'we'. Understanding their sentence positions and social nuances helps you sound natura… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-398f08efc0) HSK 3 Word classes › Pronouns › Interrogative pronouns ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Indefinite Reference of Interrogative Pronouns (疑问代词的不定指用法)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-4036fb8924) In Mandarin, question words such as 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shuí), and 哪儿 (nǎr) do not always ask a question. Under the HSK 3 grammar outline, these interrogative pronouns can also express indefinite reference (不定指用法), meaning 'something', 'someone… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-4036fb8924) HSK 3 Word classes › Pronouns › Demonstrative pronouns ## [HSK 3 Demonstrative Pronouns: 别的 and 其他 (Other, Else)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-6406426cbe) Both 别的 and 其他 mean 'other' or 'else' and are classified as demonstrative pronouns in the Level 3 syllabus outline. While they overlap when modifying nouns, 别的 is more conversational and easily stands alone as a pronoun, whereas 其他 is sligh… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-6406426cbe) HSK 3 Word classes › Pronouns › Interrogative pronouns ## [HSK 3 Interrogative Pronoun 怎样 (zěnyàng): Meaning, Structure, and Usage](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-d285c0ca7e) The interrogative pronoun 怎样 (zěnyàng) is used to ask how an action is performed, what condition something is in, or what kind of person or thing is being discussed. It bridges the functions of 怎么 (zěnme) and 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), often appearin… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-d285c0ca7e) HSK 3 Word classes › Pronouns › Interrogative pronouns ## [Non-Interrogative Uses of Question Pronouns (Arbitrary Reference): 疑问代词+都 and Paired 疑问代词](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-f3159b0e23) In Chinese, question pronouns such as 谁 (who), 什么 (what), and 哪儿 (where) do not always ask questions. In Level 3 of the supplied grammar outline, they are used for arbitrary reference (任指) in two primary patterns: paired with 都 to mean 'eve… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-pronouns-f3159b0e23) HSK 3 Phrases › Structural types › Other structural types ## [HSK 3 Grammar: Appositive Phrases (同位短语)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-7068dac5df) An appositive phrase (同位短语, tóngwèi duǎnyǔ) joins two nominal elements side by side so that both refer to the exact same person, place, or thing, functioning together as a single unit in a sentence. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-7068dac5df) HSK 3 Phrases › Structural types › Other structural types ## [HSK 3 Verb-Complement Phrases 2 (动补短语2): Complements with 得 and 不](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-8c328ceeac) In the HSK Level 3 grammar outline, Verb-Complement Phrases 2 (动补短语2) expand on basic verb-result combinations to cover phrases connected by structural particles or negative markers. This lesson explains how to evaluate actions with 得, expr… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-8c328ceeac) HSK 3 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Four-character patterns ## [HSK 3 Numeral-Measure Phrase Reduplication: 数词 + 量词 + 数词 + 量词](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-b42faf2860) In Mandarin Chinese, repeating a numeral-measure phrase in the pattern 数词 + 量词 + 数词 + 量词 (such as 一个一个 or 一步一步) shows that an action happens sequentially, gradually, or in fixed batches. At Level 3 of the supplied HSK outline, this phrase s… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-structures-b42faf2860) HSK 3 Morphemes › Suffixes ## [Noun Suffixes: —家, —子, and —员](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-suffixes-a841f431dd) In Chinese word formation, the suffixes —家, —子, and —员 attach to the end of roots to create nouns. While —子 primarily marks concrete everyday nouns and —家 or —员 denote people by their expertise or occupation, these morphemes only combine wi… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-suffixes-a841f431dd) HSK 3 Word classes › Verbs › Modal verbs ## [HSK 3 Modal Verbs: 需要, 该, 应该, 愿意, and 得](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-verbs-7ed94ab6e5) Learn the five modal verbs listed at HSK 3 in the supplied outline: 需要 (xūyào), 该 (gāi), 应该 (yīnggāi), 愿意 (yuànyì), and 得 (děi). 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