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HSK 4 Grammar Guide

Control hypotheses, corrections, concession, alternatives, and explicit logical order. Test three common decisions, then browse every reviewed lesson at this level by sentence function.

Test HSK 4 Grammar

01 / TEST

Test Common HSK 4 Grammar Mistakes

Choose the sentence that preserves the target structure. Feedback explains the placement or clause relationship immediately; no AI or official score is involved.

Question 11/3
Which sentence uses 不是…而是… correctly?

02 / OUTCOME

What You Will Learn in HSK 4 Grammar

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A practical HSK 4 outcome

Control hypotheses, corrections, concession, alternatives, and explicit logical order.

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A practical HSK 4 outcome

Recognize and repair common HSK 4 sentence-pattern mistakes in context.

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A practical HSK 4 outcome

Apply HSK 4 structures in a short sentence before moving to the next level.

03 / DIRECTORY

HSK 4 Grammar Lessons by Category

This is the complete server-rendered directory for the level. Within each category, lessons stay in stable pinyin order as new reviewed content is published.

Word Order and Sentence Structure

Measure Words and Noun Phrases

Comparisons, Complements and Emphasis

Conjunctions and Complex Sentences

……,好……目的复句Purpose Clauses with 好Action,(Subject) + 好 + Purpose Predicate(没)有什么(好)X的有什么(好)X的 Rhetorical Frame(没)有 + 什么 + (好) + Predicate + 的Initial Interjection 啊啊,+ Reaction / Realization / Exclamation把字句表处置Disposal Patterns in 把 SentencesSubject + 把 + Definite Object + Bounded Verb Phrase被字句(省略施事)Agentless 被 PassivePatient Subject + 被 + Verb + Other Material并: Formal Additive CoordinationSubject + Verb phrase 1 + 并 + Verb phrase 2不是…而是…不是...而是... (búshì...érshì)Subject + 不是 + A, 而是 + B (contrast)不X白不X不X白不X不 + Verb + 白 + 不 + Same Verb不……也……不……也…… for Insistence Despite a Cost不 + Sacrificed Action/State + 也 + 要 + Main Action不管……,都/也……不管…都/也… for Invariant Results不管 + open condition / alternative,都/也 + invariant result此外此外 as a Discourse AdditionStatement. 此外,(subject) + 还/也 + additional statement存现句表出现与消失Existential Sentences of Appearance and DisappearancePlace or Time + Verb + Appearing or Disappearing Entity大A大BThe Four-character Frame 大A大B大 + A + 大 + B得: Strong Practical ObligationSubject + 得 + Verb phrase的确 / 反而 / 还真 / 竟然 / 究竟Five Modal and Evaluative AdverbsSubject + Modal Adverb + Predicate动词+一X是一XV + 一X是 一XVerb + 一 + Measure/Object + 是 + 一 + Measure/Object对于Topic Frame with 对于对于 + Topic + (Subject +) Comment多项定语Ordering Multiple Noun ModifiersPossessor + Demonstrative/Quantity + Descriptive modifier + Noun反问句表示强调Rhetorical Questions for EmphasisInterrogative Form + Rhetorical Context否则…否则: Otherwise ResultRequired condition, 否则 + Result根据Evidential Basis with 根据根据 + Basis + Predicate格外 / 极 / 极其格外、极、极其: High DegreeSubject + Degree adverb + Adjectival predicate关于关于: Introducing a Topic关于 + Noun phrase, Subject + Predicate还X呢还X呢 Rhetorical Contrast还 + Noun/Predicate + 呢或者……,或者……或者…或者…: Statement Alternatives或者 + Alternative A, 或者 + Alternative B既…又/也…既...又/也...: Both...and...Subject + 既 + Predicate 1 + 又/也 + Predicate 2兼语句表评价与称谓Pivotal Sentences for Evaluation and NamingSubject + Evaluation or Naming Verb + Pivot + Predicate or Role假如…(就)…假如...就...: Suppose That假如 + Hypothesis, Subject + 就 + Result几乎 / 似乎几乎 for Nearness and 似乎 for an Inference几乎 + Quantity / Event; 似乎 + Inferred State or Proposition既然…就既然...就 (Given That)既然 + Established Premise, 就 + Conclusion看来Inference Frame 看来看来 + Proposition来得及 / 来不及来得及 / 来不及: In Time or Too Late来得及 / 来不及 + (Verb phrase)哪怕…也/还…哪怕...也... (nǎpà...yě)哪怕 + Condition, Subject + 也 + Result你X你的吧你X你的吧 Context-Dependent Stance你 + Verb + 你的 + Object + 吧却: Unexpected ContrastClause 1, (Subject) + 却 + Predicate然而然而: Formal HoweverClause 1, 然而 + (Subject) + Predicate让/叫你X你就X让/叫你X你就X Immediate Compliance让/叫 + 你 + Verb, 你 + 就 + Same Verb人家The Pronoun 人家人家 + Predicate; Verb + 人家上 / 出 / 起 / 下(结果义)Directional Complements with Result MeaningsVerb + 上 / 出 / 起 / 下甚至甚至: Escalating to an Extreme CaseStatement, 甚至 + (连) + Focus + 也 / 都 + Predicate“是……的”句表看法或态度是……的 for Stance or EvaluationSubject + 是 + Evaluative Predicate + 的受事主语Patient-Initial ClausesPatient Topic + (Agent +) Verb + Result/Aspect首先…其次…首先...其次...: First and Second首先 + Point 1, 其次 + Point 2双重否定Emphatic Double Negation没有 + Noun + 不 + Predicate; 不可能/不会 + 不 + Verb说什么/怎么(着)也得X说什么/怎么(着)也得X Unavoidable Action说什么/怎么(着) + 也得 + Verb Phrase说不定说不定: Perhaps or Possibly说不定 + Subject + Predicate替: Acting on Someone's BehalfSubject + 替 + Person + Verb phrase万一…(就)…万一... (wànyī): In Case万一 + Condition, Subject + 就 + Response未必未必: Not NecessarilySubject + 未必 + Predicate无标记紧缩复句Unmarked Compact Clause RelationsClause 1 + Clause 2, with the relation inferred from meaning无论…都无论...都 (No Matter...)无论 + Cases, Subject + 都/也 + PredicateX就是了X就是了 Settled RemedySubject + (别/不要) + Verb + 就是了X是X,Y是YX is X, Y is YX 是 X,Y 是 YX也得X,不X也得XUnavoidable Action Regardless of ChoiceX 也得 X,不 X 也得 X像……似的像…似的: Simile and Manner像 + Noun / Clause + 似的 + Predicate or Noun小数、分数、百分数和倍数Decimals, Fractions, Percentages, and MultiplesWhole + 点 + Digits; Denominator + 分之 + Numerator; 百分之 + Number; Number + 倍一A一BThe Four-character Frame 一A一B一 + A + 一 + B一再/再三Repeated Action with 一再 and 再三Subject + 一再/再三 + Verb Phrase一般来说一般来说: Generally Speaking一般来说, + General statement以及以及: Formal Additive CoordinationA、B,以及 C由……组成Composition with 由…组成Whole + 由 + Parts + 组成于是于是: Prompted Next EventTriggering event, 于是 + Resulting event在……方面在…方面: In a Particular Respect在 + Topic + 方面, Subject + Predicate在……上 / 下 / 中Abstract Frames 在…上, 在…下, and 在…中在 + Domain / Condition / Process + 上 / 下 / 中,Clause主谓短语作主语Subject-Predicate Phrase as Sentence Subject[Subject + Predicate] + Main Predicate自 + 时间 / 处所自 for a Formal Time or Place Starting Point自 + Starting Time / Place + Verb Phrase总之总之 for Summarizing a ConclusionPrior points;总之,summary or conclusion作为Role Frame with 作为作为 + Role + Subject + Predicate; Subject + 作为 + Role + Predicate

04 / METHOD

Sources and Level Method

GF0025-2021 provides the Level 4 directory basis. Grammar explanations are separately checked against professional reference works.

05 / FAQ

HSK 4 Grammar FAQ

What should I know before HSK 4 grammar?

Review the core structures from HSK 3 before using this page as your next grammar directory.

How should I practice HSK 4 grammar?

Choose one HSK 4 lesson, compare its correct and incorrect examples, finish the three fixed exercises, and then check one sentence of your own.

Does this page test my official HSK 4 level?

No. It is a grammar learning guide, not an official HSK exam or score. The short questions only help you choose a useful lesson.

06 / CONTINUE

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