# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 45 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/45 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-45 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 45 · 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 529–540 / 593 HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [视……而定: Saying What a Decision Depends On](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g086) Use 视……而定 to say that an outcome, decision, or arrangement depends on a stated factor. The frame is concise and relatively formal, and it often suits explanations, reports, and practical planning. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g086) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [谈何……: Saying Something Is Out of Reach](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g087) 谈何 (tán hé) introduces an action, quality, or outcome that is being treated as impossible, premature, or unsupported in the circumstances. Learn what follows it, how the preceding context supplies the obstacle, and why the expression often … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g087) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [无非、不过、只是……罢了／而已: Minimizing or Narrowing a Claim](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g088) This lesson explains the three listed frames, their shared limiting force, how 罢了 and 而已 complete them, and when the speaker’s minimization may sound dismissive or defensive. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g088) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [想X之所想，急X之所急: Understanding the Fixed Frame](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g089) This formal, parallel expression describes taking another person’s thoughts and urgent concerns seriously. Learn how to place the same person or group in both X positions and when this emphatic wording fits. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g089) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [Using 向……致以…… for Formal Greetings and Wishes](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g090) 向……致以…… is a formal frame for directing a greeting, expression of respect, thanks, or wish toward a recipient. Learn what fills each slot, where the frame fits, and how it differs in tone from ordinary expressions with 向. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g090) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [要X有/没X，要Y有/没Y: Emphasizing What Is Available](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g091) The frame 要X有/没X，要Y有/没Y presents two or more items as available or unavailable, often with emphatic or evaluative force. Learn how to choose the repeated item slots, when to use 有 or 没有, and how this listing frame differs from an ordinary d… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g091) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [因……而……: Linking a Cause to Its Result](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g092) 因……而…… links a stated cause directly to a resulting action, state, or outcome. It is especially common in formal, written, analytical, and report-like language. Learn what can fill each part, where the frame fits, and how it differs in tone… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g092) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [有何X: Formal Questions with “What”](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g093) 有何X is a formal way to ask what impact, difference, suggestion, or concern there is. The question may seek information or challenge a claim; context determines its force. It is not a general replacement for 有多少. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g093) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [有什么…头儿？ Asking What Is Interesting or Worthwhile](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g094) Use 有什么 + verb + 头儿 with established words such as 看头儿, 玩头儿, or 赚头儿 to ask about interest, enjoyment, or profit. It often challenges whether something is worthwhile; it does not mean “what tasks can be done?” [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g094) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [（在）……之余: In Spare Time or in Addition](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g095) （在）……之余 can place another action in time outside a main activity, as in 工作之余, or add a reaction alongside a feeling, as in 惊讶之余. It is not simply a marker that two tasks happen simultaneously. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g095) HSK 7–9 Fixed patterns ## [值此……之际: Marking a Significant Occasion](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g096) 值此……之际 is a formal frame used to place a statement at a significant occasion. Learn its fixed words, suitable occasion phrases, and register. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-fixed-patterns-g096) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 5 ## [Comparisons with 于 and 过](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-comparisons-5-g097) The pattern A + adjective + 于/过 + B compares A and B by a quality, amount, or result. Learn how 于 and 过 work in this construction, when the pattern suits formal writing or everyday speech, and how to form a direct question. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-comparisons-5-g097) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. [‹ Previous](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/44) [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[44](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/44)[45](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/45)[46](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/46)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/46)