# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 46 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/46 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-46 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 46 · 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 541–552 / 593 HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Coordinative clauses ## [一来……，二来……，三来……：Presenting Three Reasons](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-coordinative-clauses-g098) 一来……，二来……，三来…… organizes three supporting reasons or considerations in a clear sequence. Learn to use it in explanations, recommendations, and questions without treating the sequence as proof that the reasons differ in importance. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-coordinative-clauses-g098) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Coordinative clauses ## [Using 一则……，二则……，三则…… to Present Parallel Reasons](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-coordinative-clauses-g099) 一则……，二则……，三则…… presents three parallel reasons or considerations in a clear, often formal sequence. Learn how to match the numbered markers, keep each point relevant, and choose this pattern for explanations that benefit from explicit organ… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-coordinative-clauses-g099) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Explanatory clauses ## [Explaining What a Term Means: 所谓……，就是……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-explanatory-clauses-g100) The pattern 所谓……，就是…… presents a term or idea and explains what it means. Learn how to form it, when it fits, and how it differs from a simple definition or a critical use of 所谓. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-explanatory-clauses-g100) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [Using 或……，或…… to Present Alternatives](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g101) 或……，或…… presents alternatives or describes different actions within a group, depending on context. Learn to coordinate the parts and distinguish possible courses from a description of what different people actually do. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g101) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [宁可 / 宁愿……，也不……: Expressing a Firm Preference](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g102) 宁可……，也不…… and 宁愿……，也不…… present a deliberate choice: the speaker accepts or prefers one course of action rather than the alternative, which is rejected. Learn the shared frame, the common variants in its second clause, and the contrast with… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g102) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses ## [与其……，宁愿/宁可……: Stating a Preferred Alternative](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g103) Use 与其……，宁愿/宁可…… to compare two possible courses of action when the speaker presents the first as less desirable and the second as the preferred alternative. Learn how to form the clauses, choose 宁愿 or 宁可, and distinguish this construction … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-alternative-clauses-g103) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Concessive contrast with X（倒）是X（了），……](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g104) This pattern grants that something is indeed true or has happened, then adds a qualification, limitation, or contrasting point. Learn how repetition works, when 倒 and 了 appear, and how the second clause completes the contrast. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g104) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using 别看……，…… to Highlight an Unexpected Fact](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g105) 别看……，…… links an apparent or acknowledged situation with a fact that contrasts with what a listener might expect. Learn how to form it, when it fits, and how its contrast differs from nearby patterns. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g105) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses ## [Using 虽说……但/可…… to Concede and Contrast](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g106) Learn to use 虽说……但/可…… to acknowledge a fact, then state a contrasting, qualifying, or unexpected point. The lesson explains how to form the pattern, choose between 但 and 可, and distinguish it from a simple list of facts. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-adversative-clauses-g106) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [Using 无论……与否，都…… for Unconditional Conditions](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-conditional-clauses-g107) This pattern presents alternatives or uncertainty in the first clause and states that the same outcome holds across them. Learn how to form it, when 与否 fits, and how to distinguish it from a simple yes-or-no question. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-conditional-clauses-g107) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Conditional clauses ## [Using 凡……（者），均（可）…… to State Conditions](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-conditional-clauses-g108) This formal conditional pattern defines a group or set of cases and then states what applies across that whole scope. Learn how its optional parts work, when it suits written or procedural language, and how to avoid reading 均 as an unlimite… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-conditional-clauses-g108) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses ## [假若 / 假使: Building Hypothetical Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-hypothetical-clauses-g109) 假若 and 假使 introduce a possible or imagined situation and connect it to a result, response, or question. 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