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Chinese grammar, from HSK 1 to HSK 6
35 short lessons written in plain English, with examples you can actually read thanks to the pinyin. Every Chinese word links to its dictionary page.
HSK 1
6 lessons · beginner
Being with 是Saying who we are, what it is
The Possessive 的My, your, his... everything is said with 的
Asking a Question: 吗 and 呢Turning a sentence into a question
Saying no: 不 and 没Two negations, two uses
To Have and "There Is": 有One verb, two superpowers
Counting: Classifiers个, 本… the little word between the number and the noun
HSK 2
6 lessons · elementary
The particle 了Completed action and change of state
Action in Progress: 在 and 正在To be in the middle of...
Experiential: 过"Have already..." at least once in one's life
Comparing with 比Bigger, more expensive, more interesting...
Immediate Future: 要…了It's about to happen!
Cause and Effect: 因为…所以…Because… therefore…
HSK 3
6 lessons · intermediate
Result Complements完, 到, 见, 懂: indicating the action is completed
The degree complement: 得Saying how one does something
At the same time: 一边…一边 and 又…又Two actions or two qualities at once
Although…: 虽然…但是…Opposition in Chinese
The Condition: 如果…就…If…, then…
More and more: 越来越 and 越…越…Expressing progression
HSK 4
6 lessons · upper intermediate
The 把 ConstructionPutting the object first to say what you do to it
The Passive with 被When the subject undergoes the action
Not Only: 不但...而且...Going Further in Affirmation
Directional Complements来, 去, 上来, 出去… motion in detail
Conditions: 只要…就 and 只有…才Sufficient condition or necessary condition?
再 or 又? Repeating an actionTwo 'again's that do not mix
HSK 5
6 lessons · advanced
Emphasis with 连…都/也"Even...": pushing the example to the extreme
除了...以外: except / in addition toOne structure, two opposite meanings
Obligation: 不得不 and 非…不可When you have no choice
The concession: 即使…也…Even if…, still
The formal register: 由于 and 因此Cause and consequence in writing
No Matter What: 无论…都…The result does not change
HSK 6
5 lessons · mastery
Strong preferences: 宁可 and 与其Choosing the lesser evil
Generalizing: 凡是…都 and 一旦…就All without exception; as soon as...
Explaining a Success: 之所以…是因为Highlighting the Cause
The Structures with 所所谓, 所 + verb: the elegance of written Chinese
The Written Register: 固然, 然而, 从而Connectors for Essays and Articles
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