HSK · Grammar
21 HSK grammar patterns. Learn Chinese word order by rearranging blocks across four stages: curiosity, intuition, visualization, essence. Grouped by category, filterable by HSK 3-6 level.
Aspect
3Word order
6把字句HSK 3Subject + ba + object + verb + extra element: tells what was done to the object (disposal).双宾语HSK 4Verb + indirect object (person) + direct object (thing): verbs of giving/telling take two objects.存现句 (有/是)HSK 3Place + you/shi + thing: to state that something exists at a location, the place goes at the front.兼语句 (请/让)HSK 3Subject + V1 (qing/rang/jiao) + pivot + V2: one noun is both the object of V1 and the subject of V2.连动句HSK 3When one subject has two or more verb phrases, the verbs line up in the order the actions happen.时间状语HSK 3Time expressions come before the verb (after the subject or at the start).
Voice
1Complement
6得 (补语)HSK 4Verb + de + complement: evaluates how well or to what degree the action is done.方向补语HSK 4Verb + directional complement (lai/qu, jin/chu...): attaches the direction of movement after the verb.时量补语HSK 4Verb + le + duration complement (+ object): the length of time the action lasts goes after the verb.动量补语HSK 4Verb + frequency complement (ci, bian, tang...): the number of times the action occurs goes after the verb.可能补语 (得/不)HSK 4Verb + de/bu + complement: insert de (can) or bu (cannot) between the verb and a result/direction complement.结果补语HSK 3Verb + resultative complement (wan, dong, hao...): attaches the result of the action right after the verb.