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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HSK 1 grammar list
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很 + AdjReach for 很 + adjective when you want to describe somebody o…
2 ep....了多少？Reach for this when you want to ask how much of something ha…
1 ep....是什么意思？The go-to question for 'What does ___ mean?' Reach for this …
1 ep....的东西Reach for [modifier] + 的东西 when you want to refer to a thing…
1 ep.A + 对 + B + AdjectiveReach for this when you want to say 'A is [good/bad/importan…
1 ep.A + 怎么 + B?Reach for this when something doesn't match what you expecte…
1 ep.A + 没有 + B + AdjectiveReach for this when you want to say one thing falls short of…
1 ep.A + 让 + B + Adjective/VerbUse this when you want to say one thing causes another thing…
1 ep.A不AReach for this when you want to ask a yes/no question withou…
1 ep.Place + 上/里/前 + 有 + ObjectReach for this when you want to say 'there is/are something …
1 ep.Place + 有/坐着 + NounReach for this when you want to describe what exists at a sp…
1 ep.Subject + (不) + 一样Use 一样 when you want to say two or more things are the same …
1 ep.Subject + Verb + ObjectReach for this from your very first day. Chinese statements …
1 ep.Subject + 不 + VerbThe default way to say someone doesn't do something, or isn'…
1 ep.Subject + 动词 + 结果补语Reach for Verb + 了 or Verb + 到 when you want to say not just…
1 ep.Subject + 吧Reach for 吧 at the end of a sentence when you want to make a…
1 ep.Subject + 在 + Verb + ObjectReach for this when you want to say someone is in the middle…
1 ep.Subject + 没有 + ObjectThe default way to say someone doesn't have something. 没有 is…
1 ep.Subject + 能 / 不能 + VerbReach for 能 / 不能 when you want to say someone can or cannot …
1 ep.Subject + 自己 + VReach for this when you want to stress that the subject is d…
1 ep.Subject + 走得 + AdjectiveReach for Subject + 走得 + Adj when you want to describe how s…
1 ep.Topic + 变 + 了Reach for this when you want to say something has changed — …
1 ep.Verb + 一 + VerbReach for this when you want to soften an action and make it…
1 ep.Verb + 不 + VerbReach for this when you want to say 'can't' in a way that's …
1 ep.Verb + 来/去/出/进Stick a direction word right after a verb to say where the a…
1 ep.X 不是 ... 也不是 ...Reach for this when you want to rule out two (or more) possi…
1 ep.X 也是 ... 也是 ...Reach for this when you want to stack two roles, identities,…
1 ep.X 就是 / 才 ...Reach for these when you want to put extra weight on what co…
1 ep.一个 ... 又一个 ...Reach for this when you want to capture a repeating, additiv…
1 ep.不再...了Use 不再……了 when something used to be true but isn't anymore —…
1 ep.不可以 / 可以Reach for 可以 / 不可以 when you're talking about permission — wh…
1 ep.不用...Reach for this when you want to tell someone there's no need…
1 ep.不许 + ActionReach for this when you need to forbid something with author…
1 ep.也许 ...The everyday hedge for 'maybe / perhaps.' Reach for this whe…
1 ep.什么是...？Reach for this when you want to ask 'what is X?' — a definit…
1 ep.什么都 + Verb/AdjectiveReach for this when you want to make a sweeping all-or-nothi…
1 ep.从 + Place + 来Reach for 从 + Place + 来 when you need to say where someone o…
1 ep.你知道...吗？Reach for this when you want to ask whether someone knows ab…
1 ep.全世界都有Reach for this when you want to claim that something exists …
1 ep.别 + VerbUse 别 + verb to tell someone NOT to do something — 'don't li…
1 ep.只有...Reach for this when you want to mark something as the sole o…
1 ep.叫 / 让 / 要 + Person + VerbReach for this when one person causes, asks, or wants anothe…
1 ep.可以...不可以...Reach for this when you're spelling out what's allowed and w…
1 ep.听不懂没关系Reach for this when you want to reassure a listener that not…
1 ep.和...一样Reach for this when you want to say two things are equivalen…
1 ep.如果……(的话)，(就)……Reach for 如果...(的话)，(就)... whenever you want to state a hypo…
1 ep.如果...会...Reach for this when you want to lay out a condition and pred…
1 ep.对 + Person/Target + [Verb/Adjective]Reach for this when an action or attitude is directed AT som…
1 ep.已经...了Reach for this when you want to say something has 'already' …
1 ep.应该...不应该...Reach for 应该 / 不应该 when you want to state norms, advice, or …
1 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.
