# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 26 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/26 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-26 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 26 · 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 301–312 / 593 HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Progressive clauses ## [Using 甚至 to Add a Stronger Point](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g072) 甚至 introduces a further point that is more striking, extreme, or unexpected than the information before it. Learn where to place it and how to distinguish this pattern from other ways of adding information. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g072) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Progressive clauses ## [Adding a Stronger Point with 不仅/不光……还/而且……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g073) Use 不仅/不光……还/而且…… to present one fact and then add another relevant fact that strengthens or expands the statement. Learn the clause pattern, natural placement, and useful contrasts. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g073) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Progressive clauses ## [Using 并且 to Add a Further Point](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g074) 并且 links two clauses when the second adds another relevant point to the first. Learn how to form the pattern, when the added point feels like a continuation or development, and how it differs from simple listing or a stronger emphasis. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g074) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Progressive clauses ## [Using 连……也/都……，……更…… to Show a Stronger Case](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g075) This pattern presents one case as surprising, difficult, or unlikely, then adds a second case that strengthens the point. Learn where 连, 也/都, and 更 go, and how context shapes the comparison. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-progressive-clauses-g075) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [Using 不是……，就是…… to Present Alternatives](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-alternative-clauses-g076) The paired pattern 不是……，就是…… links two alternatives. Depending on context, it can suggest that one of two possibilities is likely, that a repeated choice alternates, or that the alternatives cover the relevant possibilities. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-alternative-clauses-g076) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using 尽管……，但是/可是…… for Contrast](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g077) Use 尽管……，但是/可是…… when one fact might lead someone to expect a certain result, but a different result is stated. Learn the two-part structure, compare its linking words, and see how it works in natural statements. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g077) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using 然而 to Show Contrast in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g078) 然而 connects two clauses when the second presents a result, fact, or situation that contrasts with what the first leads us to expect. Learn where it appears, how to punctuate it, and when a simple contrast is not enough. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g078) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using 不过 to Add a Contrast](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g079) 不过 connects a statement with a qualification or contrast. Learn how to form the pattern, choose a context, and distinguish it from the neighboring pattern 然而. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g079) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using “X是X，就是/不过……” to qualify a judgment](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g080) This HSK 4 pattern first grants or acknowledges a point, then adds a limitation, drawback, or reservation. Learn how the repeated element works and how 就是 and 不过 differ in tone. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-adversative-clauses-g080) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses ## [Using 否则 to Say What Happens Otherwise](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-hypothetical-clauses-g081) 否则 introduces the consequence that may follow if the preceding condition or instruction is not met. Learn how to connect the two clauses, choose a natural result, and distinguish this pattern from an explicit 要是……就…… conditional. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-hypothetical-clauses-g081) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses ## [Using 要是……，就…… for Hypothetical Situations](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-hypothetical-clauses-g082) Use 要是……，就…… to present a possible or imagined condition and say what follows if it is true. Learn the clause order, when 就 may be omitted, and how this pattern differs from an open question or a general rule. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-hypothetical-clauses-g082) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses ## [Using 要是……（就）……，否则…… to State a Condition and Its Alternative](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-hypothetical-clauses-g083) This HSK 4 pattern links a possible condition to an expected result, then uses 否则 to warn what may happen if the condition or recommended action is not met. 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