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38 HSK 6 (HSK 3.0) grammar points in 11 groups. Open any point to see its pattern, usage, examples and notes.
Literary conjunctions expressing inference, concession, prevention, progression, and parallel reasons (固然…但…, 尚且…何况…, 以免, 从而/进而, 一则…二则…).
Formal prepositions used in journalism, legal statutes, and official documents (鉴于, 出于, 本着, 依据, 围绕, 针对, 关乎, 就…而言).
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?).
Literary preference, equivalence, and simile constructions (宁可…也不…, 与其…毋宁…, 无异于, 犹如…一般, 相差无几).
Multi-clause sentence frames expressing binary alternatives, multi-step progression, and inverted causal reasoning (不仅…而且…甚至…, 之所以…是因为…).
Exclusive conditions, counterfactual hypotheses, and once-triggered conditions (除非…否则…, 要不是…, 一旦…就…, 倘若/假使).
Semi-fixed four-character templates and refined collocations that give formal Chinese prose its rhythmic balance (颇具/极具, 不无…, 有所…).
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).
Classical Chinese function words and frames preserved in modern formal writing (之, 其, 所, 乃, 即, 莫, 勿, 凡, 皆, 均, 亦, 诚, 岂, 焉, 自…以来).
Formal verbs and frames of causation in journalistic and academic prose (致使, 导致, 促成, 促使, 引发, 使得, 令…的是).
Structures: 通过 / 经过 + Noun，使 + Subject + Verb phrase（缺主语）→ 删去“通过”或“使”
Exam tip: Check sentences starting with 通过, 经过, 在...下. If the second clause begins with 使, 让, 令, the real subject is usually missing.
Structures: 领属 + 时间 / 处所 + 数量 + 动词性短语 + 形容词 + 的 + Noun
Exam tip: Memorize standard modifier order: Possessive -> Numeral/Measure -> Verbal modifier -> Adjective -> Head noun.
Structures: 提高 + 水平 / 培养 + 能力 / 改善 + 条件（动宾搭配）
Exam tip: Reduce sentence to core [Subject - Verb - Object] frame to immediately verify semantic compatibility.
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Structures: 防止 / 避免 / 以免 / 切忌 + 不 / 没 + Verb phrase = 意思相反
Exam tip: Preventative verbs like 防止, 避免, 切忌 already contain negative meaning; adding 不 creates an unintentional positive command.
Structures: 哪怕 + Condition，也 + Verb phrase · 无论 + Condition，都 + Verb phrase · 只有 + Condition，才 + Verb phrase
Exam tip: Verify paired partners strictly: 哪怕 pairs with 也, 无论 pairs with 都, 只要 with 就, 只有 with 才.
Structures: 日益 + 双音节 ↔ 越来越 + Adjective · 终归（本质）↔ 终究（结局）
Exam tip: In HSK 6 reading, written register terms (monosyllabic classical roots) take precedence in expository articles.
Structures: 之 = 的 · 于 = 在 / 向 / 比 · 以 = 用 / 以便 · 其 = 他的 / 它的
Exam tip: Translate flexibly: 来源于 = comes from, 优于 = better than, 以满足 = in order to satisfy.
Structures: 来来回回（AABB） · 说 + Verb + 就 + Verb · Verb 1的Verb 1，Verb 2的Verb 2
Exam tip: The structure 'A de A, B de B' vividly lists dynamic actions among different groups in lively scenes.
Structures: Noun + 咯噔 / 砰 + 一下 · X + 的一声 + Verb
Exam tip: Frequently encountered in reading narratives to vividly depict psychological shocks.
Structures: 400字 = 主题 + 原因 + 经过 + 结果 + 启示
Exam tip: Never add personal opinions. Retain only narrative core: Who, When, Where, What happened, Why, and Result.
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