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Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses
Use 不管……，都/也…… to present different possible circumstances and say that the following action, decision, or fact remains valid across them. This lesson focuses on the conditional compound-sentence pattern listed for level 4 in the supplied o…
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses
Use 无论……，都/也…… when the result holds regardless of which condition, choice, person, time, or degree applies. Learn how to build both clauses, choose 都 or 也, and distinguish this pattern from nearby conditional forms.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Cause and effect
Use 既然……，就…… when the first clause presents a fact or situation treated as established, and the second clause gives a response that follows from it. The pattern helps speakers explain a decision, suggestion, conclusion, or question.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Cause and effect
Use this causal compound sentence to explain why something happened or why a conclusion follows. Learn where the cause and result go, when 由于 may be omitted, and how the pattern differs from a bare 因此 connection.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Purpose clauses
In this HSK 4 pattern, 好 introduces an intended purpose or useful next step: one action is done so that another action or result is possible. Learn where 好 belongs, how the two parts connect, and when another connector is more suitable.
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Concessive clauses
即使……，也…… presents a condition as possible, difficult, or contrary to expectation, then says what still holds in that situation. Learn where to place each part, how to distinguish it from ordinary cause and result, and how to choose natural …
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Concessive clauses
就是……，也…… introduces a condition that could make an outcome difficult, unexpected, or less likely, then says that the outcome still applies. Learn to place the condition first, connect it to a complete main clause, and use 也 to signal that t…
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences
An unmarked condensed sentence joins two closely connected predications into a compact utterance without an overt linking expression. Learn how this differs from an ordinary comma-separated complex sentence and from marked patterns such as …
View detailsSentence types › Complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences
The compressed pattern 不……也…… says that an action, condition, or means in the first part is not necessary for the result in the second part. Learn how to form it, where to place 不, and how it differs from simply negating a result.
View detailsSpecial expressions › Number expressions
The pattern 数词 + 来 + 量词 gives an approximate quantity: around the stated number of people, objects, units of time, or other countable measures. Learn where 来 goes, how the measure word fits, and how context affects the estimate.
View detailsSpecial expressions › Number expressions
Chinese uses 大约, 左右, and 前后 to give estimates when an exact number is unavailable or unnecessary. Learn their typical positions and how to choose among them.
View detailsSpecial expressions › Number expressions
Learn the standard patterns for reading decimal numbers, expressing parts of a whole, stating percentages, and comparing quantities with 倍. See how word order and context shape each meaning.
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