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Learn/Chinese/Grammar

Chinese Grammar

Master Chinese grammar patterns with clear explanations, real-world examples, and interactive practice.

HSK 1

V + 了

Completed action or change of state

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HSK 2

還沒...呢

Not yet

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正在 + V

Currently doing / in the middle of

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V + 著

Continuous state or manner

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V + 過

Have experienced / ever done

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V 不 V / Adj 不 Adj

Do you V or not? / Is it Adj or not?

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是不是

Is it that...? / Right?

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A 比 B + Adj

A is more X than B

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先...再/然后...

First...then

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因为...所以...

Because...therefore / Since...so

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Verb + 一下

Do briefly / Give it a try

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太...了

Too / Extremely

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動詞重疊

Brief or casual action

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HSK 3

才 vs 就

Contrast in time expectation

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終於

Finally / At last

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以為

Thought (mistakenly) / Assumed

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原來

It turns out / Originally / So that's why

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看起來/好像

Looks like / Seems / Apparently

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HSK 4

再...也...

No matter how...still

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不是...就是...

If not X, then Y / Either X or Y

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为了...

In order to / For the sake of

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A 不如 B

A is not as good as B

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V + 得了/不了

Can / Cannot do

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HSK 5

非...不可

Must / Have to (emphatic)

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为...所...

By (formal passive voice)

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多亏...才...

Thanks to...was able to...

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幸亏...不然/否则...

Fortunately...otherwise...

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使 + sb/sth + V/Adj

To cause / To make (formal)

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Other

最 (superlative)

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別/不要 (negative imperative)

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多 + Adj (degree question)

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Adj + 極了/死了

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的時候

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雙了 (V了...了)

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像...一樣

Like / Similar to / As if

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對...來說

As for / From the perspective of

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一...也/都不/沒

Not even one / none at all

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快要/就要...了

About to happen / soon

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A 没有 B + Adj

A is not as X as B

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V + 方向补语

Direction of action (up, down, in, out...)

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V + 得 + Adj/Phrase

Describes how an action is done

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让/叫 + sb + V

Make / Have someone do

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不是...而是...

Not...but rather / It's not...it's

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越...越...

The more...the more

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一边...一边...

While... / At the same time

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如果...就...

If...then

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不但...而且...

Not only...but also

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是...的

Emphasizing manner, time, or place of past events

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被 (Passive)

Passive voice marker

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一...就

As soon as / Once

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跟...一樣

Same as / As...as

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越來越

More and more

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Pivotal Sentence (兼語句)

Causative construction

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多了

Much more / A lot better

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把字句

Object-fronting disposal construction

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結果補語

Verb + result complement

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的話

If / In case

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雖然...但是...

Although...but...

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即使...也...

Even if / Even though

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只有...才...

Only if / Only when

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既...又/也...

Both...and / Not only...but also

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要么...要么...

Either...or

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无论/不管...都

No matter / Regardless of

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連...都/也

Even

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只要...就/會

As long as...then...

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才對

Should be / That is the right thing

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除了...之外

Except for / In addition to

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恐怕

I'm afraid that / Probably

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既然…就

Since / Given that...then

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反而

On the contrary / Instead

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难道

Could it be that...? (rhetorical question)

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差点

Almost / Nearly did something

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不就...吗

Isn't it just... (rhetorical)

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再说

Besides, what's more, let's talk later

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尽管…但

Even though, although

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哪怕...也...

Even if (emphatic)

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万一...就...

In case / What if

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除非...不然/否则...

Unless / Otherwise

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宁可...也不...

Would rather...than / Prefer to...rather than

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之所以...是因为...

The reason why...is because

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与其…不如

Rather than...better to

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要不是

If it weren't for

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不是...嗎 (rhetorical)

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剛/剛才/剛剛

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給 (benefactive)

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地 (adverbial marker)

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什麼/誰/哪裡 + 都/也

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每...都

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又...又

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