# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples · Page 48 | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/48 Language: en Content ID: grammar-index-page-48 Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Page 48 · 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 565–576 / 593 HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Condensed complex sentences ## [Using 任……也…… to Express an Unchanged Outcome](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-condensed-complex-sentences-g122) 任……也…… is a compact pattern for saying that an outcome remains the same regardless of a person’s action, a choice, or a changing circumstance. Learn how to form it, what it emphasizes, and when to choose a different construction. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-condensed-complex-sentences-g122) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Multi-level complex sentences ## [Building Multi-Layer Parallel Sentences in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g123) A multi-layer compound sentence needs at least two structural levels. In this lesson the outer groups are parallel, and the main examples also coordinate clauses within each group. Compare them with grammatical one-level sentences; several … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g123) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Multi-level complex sentences ## [Multi-layer Sentences with an Outer Contrast](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g124) This lesson analyzes multi-layer sentences whose outer relation is contrastive. At least one side contains another clause relationship, such as cause, condition or concession. Two contrastive pairs placed side by side do not by themselves e… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g124) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Multi-level complex sentences ## [Multi-level hypothetical sentences in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g125) A multi-layer hypothetical sentence has an outer if–result relationship and at least one relationship inside a clause group. Learn to distinguish this hierarchy from separate conditional pairs and to analyze causes, further conditions and s… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g125) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Multi-level complex sentences ## [Multi-layer Causal Sentences in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g126) A multi-layer causal sentence has at least three clauses and two structural levels. An outer reason–result relationship may contain parallel reasons, an inner cause or a sequence of responses. Learn to group the clauses and check both the h… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g126) HSK 7–9 Sentence types › Multi-level complex sentences ## [Multi-layer Progressive Sentences in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g127) Multi-layer progressive sentences have an outer “not only … but also …” relationship and an inner relationship within at least one side. Learn to map causes, conditions or concessions inside the added point, and distinguish structural layer… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-multi-level-complex-sentences-g127) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [Time Order Across Chinese Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g128) Time order connects sentences by showing when events happen and how one stage leads to the next. Learn to follow and build a coherent chronological passage. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g128) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [Using Spatial Order Across Chinese Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g129) Spatial order organizes a description by where things are and how a reader or observer moves through a place. This lesson shows how to build a connected paragraph with a stable viewpoint, clear reference points, and useful directional langu… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g129) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [Logical Order Across Chinese Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g130) Logical order is the arrangement of sentences so readers can follow how one idea supports, explains, qualifies, or responds to another. Learn to trace the relationship before choosing connectors. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g130) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [Extending a Topic Across Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g131) Topic extension develops an established subject by adding a relevant dimension, question, implication, or application. This lesson shows how to carry a reader from one sentence to the next while keeping the paragraph’s focus clear. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g131) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [Shifting Topics Clearly in Chinese](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g132) A topic shift moves a passage from one subject to another while preserving the reader’s sense of how the ideas relate. Learn to signal the new focus, connect it to what came before, and return to earlier information when useful. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g132) HSK 7–9 Discourse ## [承前省略: Carrying Shared Information Across Sentences](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g133) 承前省略 (chéngqián shěnglüè) is context-based omission that lets a later sentence leave out information already established earlier. Learn to track the referent, recover the omitted meaning, and judge when repetition or a clear noun is more us… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9-discourse-g133) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. [‹ Previous](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/47) [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[47](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/47)[48](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/48)[49](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/49)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/49)