# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 37 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/37 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-37 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 37 · 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 433–444 / 593 HSK 6 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 6 Fixed Phrase: X归X，Y归Y](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-a7c33bfa1d) The fixed pattern X归X，Y归Y separates two matters into distinct categories so that one does not interfere with the other, similar to saying 'X is X, and Y is Y' in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-a7c33bfa1d) HSK 6 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Other fixed phrases ## [HSK 6 Fixed Phrase 得了: Meaning, Colloquial Uses, and Contrasts](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-bfb898925e) In advanced spoken Chinese, the fixed phrase 得了 works primarily as a brisk conversational interjection or sentence-final expression. Depending on position and pronunciation, it can tell someone to drop a topic, suggest settling for a simple… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-bfb898925e) HSK 6 Fixed patterns ## [HSK 6 Fixed Phrase Pattern: 不X不…… ，一X ……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-c6abfdc2c3) The correlative pattern 不X不…… ，一X …… contrasts what happens when an action X is not taken with the dramatic, immediate, or unexpected consequence that occurs the moment X happens. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-c6abfdc2c3) HSK 6 Phrases › Fixed phrases › Four-character patterns ## [HSK 6 Fixed Four-Character Pattern: A这A那 (A zhè A nà)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-eb13e4b15c) A这A那 repeats a one-syllable verb to foreground different things, topics or places. It can convey fussiness or criticism, but also curiosity, care or varied activity, depending on the verb and context. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-fixed-phrases-eb13e4b15c) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [HSK 6 Alternative Compound Sentences: 要么……，要么……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-alternative-clauses-g044) The correlative pattern 要么……，要么…… connects two or more clauses in an alternative compound sentence to express mutually exclusive possibilities, decisive ultimatums, logical deductions, or alternating habits. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-alternative-clauses-g044) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [HSK 6 Adversative Complex Sentences: 虽……，但/可/却/也……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-adversative-clauses-g045) In advanced Chinese, 虽……，但/可/却/也…… forms a compact adversative complex sentence that concedes a fact in the first clause and introduces an unexpected turn or qualifying assessment in the second. Mastering it requires controlling both the co… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-adversative-clauses-g045) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [HSK 6 Conditional Complex Sentences: 凡是……，都……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g046) The correlative pattern 凡是……，都…… links a universal qualifying condition with a result that applies without exception to every member of that category. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g046) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [HSK 6 Conditional Complex Sentences: 除非……，才……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g047) 除非……，才…… presents the condition after 除非 as necessary for the result after 才: B can happen only if A holds. Meeting A does not by itself guarantee B. Read the whole frame rather than translating 除非 word for word as “unless”. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g047) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [HSK 6 Conditional Sentences: 除非……，否则/不然……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g048) 除非……，否则/不然…… sets an exception or condition with 除非, then states what follows if that condition is not met. The consequence may be positive, negative, certain or qualified; the connector itself does not decide those details. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-conditional-clauses-g048) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Concessive clauses ## [HSK 6 Grammar: Concessive Complex Sentences with 就算……，也……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-concessive-clauses-g049) In HSK 6 grammar, 就算……，也…… forms a concessive complex sentence meaning 'even if... still...'. It introduces a hypothetical or extreme concession in the first clause and states an unyielding outcome in the second. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-concessive-clauses-g049) HSK 6 Sentence types › Complex sentences › Purpose clauses ## [HSK 6 Purpose Complex Sentences: Using ……，以便…… to Express Facilitated Outcomes](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-purpose-clauses-g050) The pattern ……，以便…… links an action or measure with its intended purpose, often making a later action easier or possible. It is common in written and organized communication. In the basic frame taught here, the action clause comes first and… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-purpose-clauses-g050) HSK 6 Word classes › Measure words › Nominal measure words ## [HSK 6 Dedicated Nominal Measure Words: 串, 滴, 枝, 扇, and 卷](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-measure-words-891ea8d9a1) This lesson covers six dedicated nominal measure words listed in the Level 6 grammar outline: 串 (chuàn), 滴 (dī), 枝 (zhī), 扇 (shàn), and the two entries 卷1 and 卷2. You will learn how each classifier reflects the physical shape, grouping, or … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-measure-words-891ea8d9a1) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. 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