# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 21 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/21 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-21 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 21 · 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 241–252 / 593 HSK 3 Word classes › Verbs › Separable words ## [HSK 3 Separable Verbs (离合词): 放假, 见面, 结婚, and 洗澡](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-verbs-cf31d2b767) In Chinese, verb-object separable verbs (动宾式离合词) act as single vocabulary units in basic statements, but separate when grammatical elements like aspect markers, duration phrases, or modifiers are added. This lesson covers the four core HSK … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-verbs-cf31d2b767) HSK 3 Word classes › Verbs › Separable words ## [HSK 3 Verb-Complement Separable Verbs (动补式离合词): 离开, 完成, and 分开](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-verbs-f98dc47a89) In the HSK 3 outline, 离开 (to leave), 完成 (to complete), and 分开 (to separate) are classified as verb-complement separable verbs (动补式离合词). Unlike standard verb-object separable verbs, these words primarily split to insert 得 or 不 for potential … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3-verbs-f98dc47a89) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Linking adverbs ## [HSK 4 Conjunctive Adverb: 却 (què)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-2dbcfd2990) 却 (què) is an adverb meaning “yet,” “however,” or “contrary to expectation.” In an ordinary clause with a stated subject, it belongs after the subject and within the predicate. Other adverbs or a time phrase can come between 却 and the main … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-2dbcfd2990) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Modal adverbs ## [HSK 4 Modal Adverbs: 也许 and 恐怕](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-4897acb140) Both 也许 and 恐怕 are modal adverbs used to express a speaker's conjecture or uncertainty, and both can appear either before the predicate or at the start of a clause. While 也许 expresses a neutral possibility ('perhaps'), 恐怕 conveys either a p… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-4897acb140) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Time adverbs ## [HSK 4 Time Adverbs: 按时, 从来, 赶紧, 赶快, 已, 忽然, 将, 将要, 从, and 本来](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-5003c82702) This lesson introduces the HSK 4 time-adverb group 按时, 从来, 赶紧, 赶快, 已, 忽然, 将, 将要, 从, and 本来. Their meanings include punctuality, habitual time, urgency, sudden change, an existing situation, and a future event. Their positions and combinatio… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-5003c82702) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Frequency adverbs ## [HSK 4 Frequency Adverbs: 重新, 往往, 偶尔, 再次, and 老](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-810b4fa9cc) Learn the five adverbs grouped under frequency in the HSK 4 outline: 往往, 偶尔, 老, 重新, and 再次. Distinguish typical tendencies, occasional events and conversational high frequency, then compare doing something afresh with simply doing it once m… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-810b4fa9cc) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Manner adverbs ## [HSK 4 Adverbs of Manner: 故意, 互相, and 相互](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-921f75cfb2) This lesson explains the three HSK 4 adverbs of manner 故意 (on purpose), 互相 (each other), and 相互 (mutually), covering their pre-verbal placement, subtle register and grammatical differences, and how to avoid redundant objects in reciprocal s… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-921f75cfb2) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Degree adverbs ## [HSK 4 Adverbs of Degree: 十分, 更加, 稍, 稍微, 尤其, and 多么](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-a25dffa861) At HSK 4, expressing degree moves beyond basic words into nuanced modifiers that show formal intensity, comparative increase, slight adjustment, standout examples, and strong exclamation. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-a25dffa861) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Attitudinal adverbs ## [HSK 4 Modal Adverbs: Expressing Tone, Attitude, and Emphasis](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-b221897c92) In the HSK 4 grammar outline, modal adverbs (语气副词) allow speakers to express surprise, certainty, reluctance, urgency, or rhetorical questioning right before the predicate. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-b221897c92) HSK 4 Word classes › Adverbs › Scope adverbs ## [HSK 4 Scope Adverbs (范围副词): 共, 全, 光, 仅, 仅仅, and 至少](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-e38743ab68) Scope adverbs (范围副词) define how much of a group, quantity, or condition is included in a statement. In the Level 4 syllabus outline, six key adverbs cover three main functions: expressing totals or completeness (共, 全), restricting scope to … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adverbs-e38743ab68) HSK 4 Word classes › Conjunctions › Connecting words or phrases ## [Connecting Words and Phrases in HSK 4: 并, 而, and 与](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conjunctions-1366b6d123) In Chinese, different conjunctions are required depending on whether you are linking nouns, adjectives, or verbs. This lesson covers how the HSK 4 outline items 并, 而, and 与 connect words or phrases, focusing on grammatical category and form… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conjunctions-1366b6d123) HSK 4 Word classes › Conjunctions › Connecting clauses or sentences ## [Connecting Clauses and Sentences in HSK 4: 不光, 不仅, 另外, 要是, 因此, 由于, and 加上](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conjunctions-5b5da1e637) At the intermediate level, natural Chinese requires connecting ideas smoothly across clauses and full sentences. This lesson explains seven essential HSK 4 conjunctions covering progression, supplementary points, conditions, and cause-and-e… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conjunctions-5b5da1e637) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. 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