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Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2
This lesson explains the HSK 4 evaluative pivotal sentence pattern (兼语句) expressing approval or disapproval: Subject + 表扬 / 批评 + Object 1 + Verb + Object 2. You will learn how a single noun phrase acts as both the target of praise or critic…
View detailsSentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2
This lesson explains the HSK Level 4 pivotal sentence pattern (兼语句) used to express accepting someone into a relationship or selecting someone for a role or title: Subject + 收/选 + Object 1 + 做/当/为 + Object 2.
View detailsSentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2
This lesson explains the HSK 4 causative pivotal sentence pattern using 使 (shǐ) and 让 (ràng) followed by a personal pronoun and a verb phrase to express how an event, factor, or person causes someone to perform or experience an action.
View detailsSentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 3
In HSK 4 grammar, the comparative pattern A 不如 B (+ Adjective) expresses that A does not measure up to B in a specific quality, or simply that A is not as good as B overall.
View detailsSentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 3
The pattern 跟……相比 (gēn... xiāngbǐ) means 'compared with...' and serves to establish a baseline or standard of comparison before stating a broader conclusion, observation, or question about the main topic.
View detailsSentence types › Special sentence patterns › Double negatives
In Chinese, a double negation sentence (双重否定句) combines two negative elements within a single clause to express an affirmative meaning. As categorized in the HSK 4 syllabus, this special sentence pattern is primarily used to strengthen the …
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses
不是……，而是…… rejects one account and presents another as the appropriate replacement. The speaker may correct an identity, action, explanation or interpretation; the grammar itself does not establish which account is objectively true.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses
既……，又/也…… presents two coordinated aspects of one subject or situation. Learn how to form the pattern, when to use 又 or 也, and how it differs from other ways of organizing information.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses
一方面……，另一方面…… presents two related sides or considerations of one topic. Learn to state each side clearly, choose parallel content, and use the pattern when explaining a balanced view, trade-off, or evaluation.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses
首先……，其次…… marks a sequence of related points, often the first and second steps in a process or the first and second reasons in an explanation. Learn how to build the pattern and when it fits better than other sequence markers.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses
Use 首先……，然后…… to guide a reader or listener through events or actions in their order. This lesson focuses on the HSK 4 outline pattern for a sequential compound sentence.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses
Learn the HSK 4 pattern 于是 to connect an earlier event or situation with a response or consequence that follows from it.
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