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40 HSK 5 (HSK 3.0) grammar points in 12 groups. Open any point to see its pattern, usage, examples and notes.
Correlative conjunction pairs in complex sentences expressing progression, condition, concession, and inference (不但…而且…, 只要…就…, 只有…才…, 即使…也…, 既然…就…).
Fixed correlative patterns expressing simultaneity, immediate sequence, coordination, or contrast (一边…一边…, 又…又…, 一…就…, 不是…而是…, 一方面…另一方面…).
Post-verbal and post-adjectival complements expressing result, degree, direction, potential, and duration.
Particles and frames marking action stages: completion (了), past experience (过), continuation (着, 正在…呢), and imminent action (要…了).
Abstract and figurative extensions of directional complements (起来, 下去, 出来, 过来, 下来) marking inception, continuation, recognition, or recovery.
Circumpositional frames marking condition, scope, domain, and perspective (在…下, 在…中, 在…上, 在…看来, 就…而言, 从…来看, 对…来说).
Serial verb sentences, verb reduplication (VV, V一V, V了V), separable verbs (離合詞), and specialized verbal frames.
Intermediate-to-advanced modal adverbs expressing concession, decisiveness, contrariness, or nuanced evaluation (毕竟, 简直, 索性, 偏偏, 未必, 难免, 不妨).
Rhetorical question patterns using interrogative form to express strong affirmation or negation (难道…吗?, 不是…吗?, 怎么能…呢?, 何必…呢?).
Fronting objects or adverbials and inverting subject-predicate order to highlight focal information and balance sentence rhythm.
Fixed expressions for discourse transition, inference, and idiomatic evaluation (看来, 说不定, 怪不得, 总之, 总算, 恨不得).
Expressive four-character templates and symmetrical semi-fixed frames (千…万…, 东…西…, 不A不B, 无…无…, 可…可…, 归根结底, 总而言之).
Structures: Subject + 居然 / 反而 / 倒 + Verb phrase
Exam tip: 居然 highlights unexpected facts; 反而 marks outcomes contrary to expectations; 倒 expresses mild concession or surprising turns.
Structures: Subject + 为 + Agent + 所 + Verb
Exam tip: Equivalent to the 被 passive voice: 为 introduces the agent, and 所 immediately precedes the verb.
Structures: Verb + 得起 / 不起 · 舍不得 + Verb / Noun
Exam tip: 买不起/经得起 denotes financial or emotional endurance; 舍不得 indicates reluctance to part with or spend something.
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Structures: 除非 + Condition，才 / 否则 + Result · 万一 + Condition，就 + Verb phrase
Exam tip: 除非 sets an exclusive condition paired with 才 or 否则; 万一 introduces low-probability contingency precautions.
Structures: 与其 + A，不如 / 宁可 + B
Exam tip: 与其 A 不如 B rejects A in favor of B ('rather than A, better B'). Essential for sentence ordering.
Structures: 何必 + Verb phrase · 反正 + Conclusion · 难怪 + Fact
Exam tip: 何必 discourages unnecessary action rhetorically; 反正 asserts an inevitable baseline; 难怪 expresses realization.
Structures: Adjective + 得 + 不行 / 不得了
Exam tip: Indicates extreme intensity (tired to death, thrilled beyond measure). Ideal for the 80-word writing task.
Structures: Number + 顶 / 根 / 所 / 支 / 则 + Noun
Exam tip: Master exact pairs: 一顶帽子 (hat), 一根头发 (hair), 一所学校 (school), 一则消息 (news item), 一支笔 (pen).
Structures: 像 + Noun + 似的 · Noun + 般
Exam tip: 像……似的 equals 像……一样 for vivid imagery; ……般 is literary suffix meaning '-like'.
Structures: 80字 = 开头 20 + 中间 40 + 结尾 20
Exam tip: Must include all 5 keywords (Item 99) or reflect the core theme of the picture (Item 100). Incorporate at least two HSK 5 conjunctions.
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