HSK 1 Grammar
HSK 1 Grammar Patterns (113 patterns)
HSK 1 grammar is basic word order, yes/no questions with 吗, negation with 不 and 没, and common measure words like 个. This list has 113 patterns, each explained in plain English with example sentences from Fluentide episodes.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
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The patterns below come up again and again in HSK 1 episodes. The transcript flags each one and links back to its explanation.
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虽然...但是...Reach for this when you want to admit one thing and then pus…
59 ep.因为...所以...Reach for this when you want to explicitly link a reason to …
55 ep.越来越...Reach for this when something is changing gradually in one d…
38 ep.A 比 B + AdjectiveThis is the core comparison sentence in Chinese: 'A is more …
35 ep.是...的Reach for this when the action is already done and you want …
34 ep.X 就是 YReach for this when you want to define a term inline — 'X is…
31 ep.Place + 有 + ObjectReach for this when you want to say something exists at a lo…
29 ep.Verb + 得 + AdjectiveReach for this when you want to describe HOW someone does an…
22 ep.Subject + 在 + Place + VerbUse this when you want to say where someone does something: …
16 ep.让 + Object + Verb/AdjectiveReach for 让 when one thing CAUSES or LETS another thing do s…
15 ep.因为...Use 因为 by itself when you want to give a reason without the …
14 ep.除了... 还有...Reach for this when you want to add another item to somethin…
11 ep.Subject + 想 + VerbReach for this when you want to say someone WANTS to do some…
9 ep....的时候Tack 的时候 onto the end of a verb phrase or clause to turn it …
8 ep.想 + VerbPut 想 in front of any verb to say you want to do that thing.…
8 ep.Subject + 是 + NounThis is the most basic sentence in Chinese — 'A is B.' Use 是…
7 ep.会 + VerbReach for 会 in two everyday situations: to say you know how …
6 ep.太 + Adjective + 了Reach for this when you want to express strong feeling about…
6 ep.Subject + 会 + VerbReach for 会 when you want to say someone 'can do' something …
5 ep.Subject + 很 + AdjectiveThis is how Chinese describes a noun with an adjective: subj…
5 ep.Verb + 了Reach for Verb + 了 when you want to say an action has been c…
5 ep.Verb + 完Stick 完 after a verb to say the action got all the way to it…
5 ep.Verb + 得 + ComplementUse Verb + 得 + complement to describe an action by saying ho…
5 ep.Verb + 过Stick 过 right after a verb to say you've done that thing at …
5 ep.一边...一边...Reach for this when you want to say someone is doing two thi…
5 ep.很 + AdjectiveThis is the default way to describe something in Chinese. To…
5 ep.正在 + VerbReach for this when you want to say something is happening R…
5 ep.X 也 + VerbReach for 也 when you want to add a person, a thing, or an ac…
4 ep.不仅...也/还...Reach for this when you want to stack two true statements ab…
4 ep.不只是...也是...Reach for this when you want to add a second identity or fun…
4 ep.有的... 有的...Use this when you want to break a group into sub-groups doin…
4 ep.比如说...Reach for this when you've just made a general claim and wan…
4 ep.……之一Reach for this whenever you'd say 'one of the [most X / bigg…
3 ep.A 还是 BUse 还是 to ask 'A or B?' — a choice question. Coffee or tea? …
3 ep.Subject + 像 + ObjectReach for this when you want to compare two things by saying…
3 ep.Subject + 在 + VerbReach for 在 + Verb when you want to say something is happeni…
3 ep.Subject + 要 + VerbReach for 要 + Verb to express two everyday meanings: 'want t…
3 ep.但是...Reach for 但是 when you want to flip a sentence's direction — …
3 ep.在 + VerbReach for 在 + Verb to say an action is happening right now. …
3 ep.都Reach for 都 whenever you want to say 'all' or 'both' about a…
3 ep.Noun + 是 + Adjective/Noun + 的Use 是...的 here to identify what kind of thing or person some…
2 ep.Subject + 觉得 + OpinionReach for this when you want to share what you think or feel…
2 ep.Verb / Adjective + 的Reach for this when you want to turn a verb or adjective int…
2 ep.Verb + 着Stick 着 (zhe) right after a verb to freeze the action into a…
2 ep.X 也 Y / 也 + VerbReach for this when you want to say someone or something doe…
2 ep.为什么？The standalone 'Why?' Reach for this when someone has just s…
2 ep.也许...也许...Reach for 也许...也许... when you want to lay out two open possi…
2 ep.先 ... 再 ...Reach for this when you want to spell out the order of two a…
2 ep.可以...Reach for this when you want to say something is permitted o…
2 ep.如果不……那……Use this to lay out a 'what-if-not' scenario and follow it w…
2 ep.Episodes to hear these HSK 1 patterns in
Each one is a Fluentide Beginner episode (HSK 2) and flags its grammar in the transcript. Press play; the first few need no account.
