HSK grammar points by level
The syllabus's grammar section (HSK 语法大纲) lists grammar by level. Below is a selection per level, not the complete list: download the PDF for everything.
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Level 1
- 是 / 有 sentences
- Yes/no, wh- and A-not-A questions
- 在 / 正在 + verb (+ 呢)
- Double objects: 主语 + 动词 + 宾语1 + 宾语2
- Serial verbs (连动句)
- Measure words 本、个、家、口、块、件、只、元
Level 2
- A 比 B + adjective (+ amount)
- A 有/没有 B (这么/那么) + adjective
- 是……的
- 虽然……，但是……; 因为……，所以……
- 一……就……
- Result complements 动词 + 错/懂/好/会/完; 动词 + 得 + adjective
- Ongoing state: 动词 + 着
Level 3
- 把 sentences (把 + object + verb + 在/到/complement)
- 被 passives
- 越……越……; 除了……（以外），还/也/都……
- 只有……才……; 只要……就……; 如果……就……
- 不但……而且……; 一边……一边……
- Potential complements 动词 + 得/不 + 动词/形容词
- Rhetorical 不是……吗？; A 跟 B 一样; A 不比 B
Level 4
- More 把 patterns; passives with 叫 / 让
- Pivot sentences with 使 / 让
- 不是……，而是……; 既然……，就……
- 无论/不管……，都……; 即使……，也……; 尽管……，但是……
- A 不如 B; 跟……相比; double negatives
- 难道……吗？; 拿……来说; 为了……而……
- Adverbs 竟然、究竟、到底、千万、确实、只好、差点儿
Level 5
- 一旦……，就……; 哪怕……，也……; 万一……
- 不但不……，反而……
- 从……来看; （自）……以来; 由……组成
- Extended directional complements 下来/下去/起来/过来/过去
- 主语 + 被/叫/让 + 宾语 + 给 + 动词
- A来A去; A着A着
- Adverbs 毕竟、居然、反正、根本、果然、简直
Level 6
- Word-forming prefixes 超-、反-、无-、准- and suffixes -化、-式、-型、-性
- 到……为止
- 于; 至于; 所; 不料
- 东一A，西一A; 左A右B; 好（不）容易
- 早（也）不X，晚（也）不X
- Adverbs 未必、恰好、干脆、明明、总算
Level 7–9
- 与其……，宁愿/宁可……; 宁可……，也不……
- ……尚且……，（更）何况……; 别说……，都/也……
- A + adjective + 于/过 + B
- Formal connectors 鉴于、倘若、况且、免得、乃至、加之
- Discourse markers 换句话说、总而言之、综上所述、话又说回来
- Paragraph level: ordering, topic shifts, ellipsis
How to use this
- Grammar is cumulative: a Level 4 paper assumes everything from Levels 1–3.
- Grammar is not tested in a separate section; it shows up in reading gap-fills, sentence ordering and the writing tasks.
- For Level 4 writing, practise the picture-sentence task with the patterns above; for Level 5 and up, use them in your essays.
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Frequently asked
Where is the official HSK grammar list?
In the grammar section (HSK 语法大纲) of the official new syllabus, pp. 382–403, by level.
What grammar is in HSK 4?
Examples: more 把 patterns, 叫/让 passives, 无论……都……, 即使……也……, 不是……而是……, 难道……吗？ (official syllabus).
Our HSK 4 papers are original and follow the HSK 3.0 Level 4 written structure (70 items). Instant mock score, section drills, a mistake bank and an 8-item daily set. Not past papers, never recalled papers.
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Official sources
- Official new HSK syllabus (CLEC, published 2025-11, in force 2026-07), PDF
- Official HSK 3.0 sample paper pack (written + speaking papers, answers, audio), ZIP
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