# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 38 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/38 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-38 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 38 · 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 445–456 / 593 HSK 6 Word classes › Measure words › Verbal measure words ## [HSK 6 Verbal Measure Word: 番 (fān)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-measure-words-c5b1eb4ce9) 番 (fān) can present an action as a round or episode, often in expressions such as 商量一番 and 思考一番. Learn its pairings and tone without treating it as a measurement of how long, difficult or successful an action must be. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-measure-words-c5b1eb4ce9) HSK 6 Word classes › Particles › Structural particles ## [HSK 6 所 (suǒ): 所…的, 有所 and Formal Phrases](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-02619d77fc) In phrases such as 我们所面临的挑战, 所 (suǒ) comes before the verb phrase and helps link it to the thing faced. Learn this formal 所…的 pattern alongside compact expressions such as 大家所想 and related patterns such as 有所提高. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-02619d77fc) HSK 6 Word classes › Particles › Other particles ## [HSK 6 Grammar: The Particle 也好 (yěhǎo) for Concessive Choices](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-27cea2515e) In advanced Mandarin, 也好 functions as a particle placed at the end of a phrase or clause to indicate that an option is acceptable or that a main conclusion holds true regardless of which alternative occurs. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-27cea2515e) HSK 6 Word classes › Particles › Modal particles ## [HSK 6 Modal Particles: 啦 (la) and 嘛 (ma)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-5542dde7c8) 啦 (la) and 嘛 (ma) shape conversational stance in spoken Mandarin. 啦 can make an announcement, response or urging more expressive; it does not always signal cheerfulness or a completed action. 嘛 can present a point as obvious or mark a topic… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-particles-5542dde7c8) HSK 6 Morphemes › Prefix-like elements ## [HSK 6 Quasi-Prefixes (类前缀): 超—, 多—, 反—, 无—, 亚—, 准—](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prefix-patterns-183d186d06) Learn six word-forming elements in the HSK 6 outline: 超—, 多—, 反—, 无—, 亚— and 准—. Their meanings help you interpret established words, but the whole word and context determine its grammar and sense. These characters can also have other uses … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prefix-patterns-183d186d06) HSK 6 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing time or place ## [Using the Preposition 于 (yú) to Introduce Time and Location](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-37898fb7da) In formal and written Mandarin, the preposition 于 (yú) introduces points in time, locations, and origins both before and after the main verb. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-37898fb7da) HSK 6 Word classes › Prepositions › Expressing exclusion ## [HSK 6 Grammar: Expressing Exclusion with the Preposition 除 (chú)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-6bf0dd9d60) Formal 除 (chú) can set aside an exception to a general statement. Practise the standard 除…外 / 之外 / 以外 frame and read the whole main clause to distinguish exclusion from addition. 都, 均, 还 and 也 can be clues, but no single adverb decides the … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-6bf0dd9d60) HSK 6 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing a target ## [Using 至于 (zhìyú) to Introduce a New Topic or Object in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-b7c004a8d0) In advanced Mandarin, the preposition 至于 (zhìyú) introduces a secondary object, person, or question that branches off from an already established context, comparable to 'as for' or 'when it comes to' in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-b7c004a8d0) HSK 6 Word classes › Prepositions › Introducing purpose or cause ## [HSK 6 因 (yīn): Formal Reasons and 因…而…](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-c15f6b9d5a) 因 (yīn) introduces a reason in concise formal expressions such as 因病, 因公 and 因资金不足而暂停. Compare its style and pairings with 因为 and 由于. 而 can connect the reason to a result; 故 in 因…之故 is a noun meaning “reason,” not a particle that every 因 ph… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-prepositions-c15f6b9d5a) HSK 6 Word classes › Pronouns › Personal pronouns ## [HSK 6 Personal Pronoun 人家: Meanings, Structures, and Usage Limits](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-pronouns-5d01198230) As a personal pronoun, 人家 (rénjia) is a versatile conversational word that shifts its reference depending on context. It can refer to other people in general, a specific third party already known in the conversation, or even the speaker the… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-pronouns-5d01198230) HSK 6 Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › 把 sentences 4 ## [Causative 把 Sentences with an Agentive Object: 主语 + 把 + 宾语（施事） + 动词 + 其他成分](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-special-patterns-709b3303f9) The HSK 6 pattern 主语 + 把 + 宾语（施事） + 动词 + 其他成分 puts the person performing the action after 把. In 这一大堆衣服把老王洗得腰酸背痛, Lao Wang does the washing, and the clothes form the workload associated with his resulting discomfort. Distinguish this from a … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-special-patterns-709b3303f9) HSK 6 Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › 把 sentences 4 ## [HSK 6 Ba-Sentences with Inanimate Subjects: Structure and Usage](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-special-patterns-fd5a5acf19) At advanced levels of Chinese, the subject of a 把 (bǎ) sentence does not need to be a living person or animal. Inanimate objects, natural phenomena, events, and abstract concepts can occupy the subject position to show how a non-living forc… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6-special-patterns-fd5a5acf19) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. 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