# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 30 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/30 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-30 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 30 · 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 349–360 / 593 HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: X来X去，都是/就是……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-033a5b6ca6) X来X去 presents an action repeated back and forth. With 都是 or 就是, the speaker then summarizes a common feature or highlights a conclusion. The result may be frustrating, neutral or positive; repetition does not automatically mean the effort w… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-033a5b6ca6) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: A的A，B的B](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-0fbbb58396) The fixed phrase A的A，B的B describes a plural group in which some members do or experience A while others do or experience B. The first A or B before 的 acts like a nominalized subgroup ('those who A'), and the second repeats the verb or adjec… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-0fbbb58396) HSK 5 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 5 不得了: Extreme Degree and Strong Reactions](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-104ee71d84) 不得了 intensifies a quality or feeling in the frame ……得不得了. As a separate evaluation or exclamation, it can signal a serious situation or a strong reaction; context determines whether the speaker is alarmed or impressed. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-104ee71d84) HSK 5 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase 用不着: Meaning, Structure, and Natural Usage](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-2448c35455) 用不着 says that an action, extra effort or a resource is unnecessary. In conversation it can reassure someone or decline extra help; wording and tone also matter when referring directly to a person. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-2448c35455) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: X也不是，Y也不是 (Caught in a Dilemma)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-2f7d04108d) X也不是，Y也不是 describes a dilemma in which neither option feels appropriate. X and Y commonly form a contrasting pair or a verb and its negation, but they need not be dictionary antonyms. Here 也不是 can be understood as “does not feel right eithe… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-2f7d04108d) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: 什么X不X（的）](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-305da50f7b) The fixed phrase 什么X不X（的） is used in spoken Chinese to brush aside a word or topic just mentioned, showing that the speaker considers it unimportant, irrelevant, or unnecessary to fuss over in the current situation. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-305da50f7b) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: X也X不得，Y也Y不得](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-45537f17a8) The fixed phrase X也X不得，Y也Y不得 expresses a dilemma in which neither action X nor action Y is acceptable, advisable, or physically manageable. Listed under Level 5 fixed phrases in the HSK syllabus outline, it typically pairs two related or co… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-45537f17a8) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: 从……来看 (cóng... lái kàn)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-5d2f4cc458) The fixed phrase 从……来看 frames a conclusion or evaluation by stating the evidence, aspect, or angle on which it is based, corresponding closely to 'judging from...' or 'from the perspective of...' in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-5d2f4cc458) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: X什么X for Rhetorical Rebuttal and Dismissal](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-6c599770f5) The fixed phrase X什么X uses repetition around 什么 to form a rhetorical objection, telling the listener there is no reason to do, say, or worry about X. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-6c599770f5) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: 不管怎样说 (bùguǎn zěnyàng shuō)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-6f3844d2e6) 不管怎样说 means “no matter how one puts it” or “in any case.” As a discourse marker, it sets aside competing arguments and introduces a conclusion the speaker wants to maintain. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-6f3844d2e6) HSK 5 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Four-character patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase 说A就A: Meaning, Structure, and Natural Usage](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-7a955aa390) The fixed pattern 说A就A describes an action or state change that happens abruptly, immediately, or without warning—either because a person acts on impulse or because a situation shifts rapidly. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-7a955aa390) HSK 5 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 5 Fixed Phrase: 由……组成 (yóu... zǔchéng)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-8738be595a) The fixed phrase 由……组成 (yóu... zǔchéng) means 'to be composed of' or 'to consist of'. It places the complete whole as the subject and introduces its constituent parts after the preposition 由. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5-fixed-phrases-8738be595a) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. [‹ Previous](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/29) [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[29](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/29)[30](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/30)[31](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/31)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/31)