# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 27 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/27 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-27 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 27 · 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 313–324 / 593 HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [不管……，都/也……: Acting Regardless of the Condition](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conditional-clauses-g084) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conditional-clauses-g084) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [无论…都/也…: Regardless of the Circumstances](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conditional-clauses-g085) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-conditional-clauses-g085) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Cause and effect ## [既然……，就……: Using an Accepted Fact to Reach a Conclusion](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-cause-and-effect-g086) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-cause-and-effect-g086) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Cause and effect ## [Explaining Causes and Results with 由于……，因此……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-cause-and-effect-g087) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-cause-and-effect-g087) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Purpose clauses ## [Using 好 to Express Purpose in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-purpose-clauses-g088) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-purpose-clauses-g088) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Concessive clauses ## [Using 即使……，也…… to Concede a Condition](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-concessive-clauses-g089) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-concessive-clauses-g089) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Concessive clauses ## [Using 就是……，也…… to Express Concession](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-concessive-clauses-g090) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-concessive-clauses-g090) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences ## [Unmarked Condensed Complex Sentences in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-condensed-complex-sentences-g091) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-condensed-complex-sentences-g091) HSK 4 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences ## [Using 不……也…… to Express an Unneeded Condition](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-condensed-complex-sentences-g092) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-condensed-complex-sentences-g092) HSK 4 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Using 数词 + 来 + 量词 to Give an Approximate Number](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g093) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g093) HSK 4 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Approximate Numbers with 大约, 左右, and 前后](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g094) 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 details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g094) HSK 4 Special expressions › Number expressions ## [Decimals, Fractions, Percentages, and Multiples in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g095) 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. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4-number-expressions-g095) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. [‹ Previous](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/26) [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[26](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/26)[27](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/27)[28](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/28)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/28)