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Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses
This lesson explains how to use 幸亏/幸好……，不然/否则…… to identify a fortunate fact and the adverse result it helped prevent. It covers the paired alternatives, sentence order, time reference and certainty, punctuation, and contrasts with straight…
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纵然……，也…… and 纵使……，也…… link a difficult, possible, or conceded situation to a result that remains true. Both are formal expressions; the second clause states what still happens or should happen despite the first clause.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Cause and effect
Use （因）……，故…… to present a reason and then its consequence. The pattern has a formal, often written tone, and makes the logical link explicit.
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以至（于） links a preceding situation to a consequential result. Learn how to recognize the relation, place the connector, and choose it when the result follows from the preceding degree or development.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Progressive clauses
别说 A，B 都/也…… means roughly “not to mention A; even B ….” The main assertion about B makes the point about A easy to infer. The scale depends on the predicate and context, not a rule that the second item must be bigger or harder.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Progressive clauses
The pattern 不说，还… presents one relevant fact and then adds another, often giving the second fact greater weight in the context. Learn the clause order, the role of 还, and how to keep the two parts logically connected.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Progressive clauses
连 A 都 P，更不用说 B 了 makes the conclusion about B follow all the more from an emphatic statement about A. With failure, B may be a harder task; with success, B may be an easier or more expected case. Learn the scale rather than assuming that th…
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尚且……（更）何况…… presents one case as true, difficult, or noteworthy, then adds a second case that makes the point even stronger. The second case is often left as a rhetorical question, but the pattern can also make a direct argument.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Progressive clauses
更不用说……了 extends an established point to a case that follows all the more. It can express “let alone” with failure or “not to mention” with positive ability; the scale depends on the predicate and context, not a fixed rule that the second ca…
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Purpose clauses
The pattern 为（了）……起见，…… places a reasoned purpose before the action taken for it. Learn its structure, register, punctuation, and contrast with a plain 为 / 为了 phrase.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Purpose clauses
The pattern “……，以……” states an action and then gives the purpose behind it. Learn how to connect the clauses clearly, choose a suitable purpose expression, and distinguish intention from an outcome that merely happens afterward.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences
The compact pattern 非得……才…… presents one action or condition as necessary before a result can happen. It often conveys insistence, a strict requirement, or the speaker’s impatience. Learn where to place the required condition, how questions…
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