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Page 25 · 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

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2

## [HSK 4 Evaluative Pivotal Sentences with 表扬 and 批评](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-pivotal-sentences-2-g060)

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…

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2

## [HSK 4 Pivotal Sentences for Designation and Roles: 收/选 + Object 1 + 做/当/为 + Object 2](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-pivotal-sentences-2-g061)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Pivotal sentences 2

## [HSK 4 Causative Pivotal Sentences: Subject + 使/让 + Personal Pronoun + Verb Phrase](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-pivotal-sentences-2-g062)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 3

## [HSK 4 Comparative Sentences with 不如: A 不如 B (+ Adjective)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-comparisons-3-g063)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 3

## [HSK 4 Comparative Sentences: Using 跟……相比 (gēn... xiāngbǐ) to Frame a Comparison](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-comparisons-3-g064)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Double negatives

## [HSK 4 Double Negation Sentences: Expressing Emphasis with Double Negatives](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-double-negatives-g065)

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 …

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses

## [HSK 4 Coordinate Complex Sentences: 不是……，而是…… (Not A, But Rather B)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-coordinative-clauses-g066)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses

## [Using 既……，又/也…… to Link Two Features](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-coordinative-clauses-g067)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Coordinative clauses

## [Using 一方面……，另一方面…… to Present Two Aspects](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-coordinative-clauses-g068)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses

## [Using 首先……，其次…… to Order Connected Points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-sequential-clauses-g069)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses

## [First, then: ordering actions with 首先……，然后……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-sequential-clauses-g070)

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.

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HSK 4

Sentence types › Complex sentences › Sequential clauses

## [Using 于是 to Show a Resulting Response](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-sequential-clauses-g071)

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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