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HSK 3-4 Grammar

HSK 3-4 Grammar Patterns (55 patterns)

Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.

HSK 3 and HSK 4 grammar covers the intermediate range: the 把 construction, passive 被, complex result complements, conditional 如果...就..., and the 是...的 emphasis pattern. Each pattern has explanations and example sentences from Fluentide intermediate episodes.

Where HSK 3-4 Sits in the HSK Ladder

HSK proficiency ladderThe six HSK levels with cumulative vocabulary requirements: HSK 1 requires 150 words, HSK 2 requires 300, HSK 3 requires 600, HSK 4 requires 1,200, HSK 5 requires 2,500, and HSK 6 requires 5,000 words. Word counts follow the official Hanban HSK 2.0 standard.HSK levels by cumulative vocabularyHSK 1beginner150 wordsHSK 2elementary300 wordsHSK 3pre-intermediate600 wordsHSK 4intermediate1,200 wordsHSK 5upper-intermediate2,500 wordsHSK 6advanced5,000 wordsSource: Hanban HSK 2.0 standard
Cumulative vocabulary required at each HSK level — bar width is proportional to the word count.

HSK 3-4 Grammar List

...到做不完So much that... can't finish — expressing excess with 到
medium1 ex.
...怎么做到的？How was...achieved? — asking about method or reason
medium1 ex.
Topic + 来 + Verb (let me/ let us)'Let me/us do X.' Used for soft proposals. 我来给你解释 = let me e…
medium3 ex.
Verb + 完 + 了以后After finishing doing something. Combines the completion asp…
medium2 ex.
X 一 + Verb1, 就 + Verb2'As soon as A, then B.' Conditional/sequential pattern: the …
medium3 ex.
X 一下子就 ...'In one go / instantly' — used for fast events.
medium2 ex.
X 就是 Y (definition / equivalence)Used to define a term inline. Common in teaching-register Ch…
medium3 ex.
X 是 ... 的，因为 ...Explanatory structure. State a claim, then justify it.
medium2 ex.
X 是 ... 的地方 (relative clause with 的)Common spoken construction for 'X is the place where ...' or…
medium2 ex.
X 比 Y + Adj (+ amount)Comparison. The amount of difference comes after the adjecti…
mediummedium5 ex.
X 比 Y + Adjective + (Quantity)Comparison with quantification. The comparison difference co…
medium3 ex.
X 简称 Y (X, abbreviated as Y)Used to introduce an abbreviation right after the full name.…
medium1 ex.
不但 ... 还/而且 ... (not only ... but also)Two-clause structure for adding emphasis. 不但 in the first cl…
medium1 ex.
不再是...而是...No longer X but Y.
mediumnormal2 ex.
不只是 ... 还是 / 也是 ... (not just X, also Y)Builds toward emphasis. 'X isn't only Y, it's also Z.' Stron…
medium3 ex.
不只是 X，也 / 还 Y'Not only X, also Y.' Adds a parallel point.
mediummedium4 ex.
不只是...Not only...
medium1 ex.
不是 ... 而是 ...Corrective structure. 'Not A, but rather B.'
medium2 ex.
不管……都……No matter... all/still... (Expressing something is true rega…
medium1 ex.
不管...都/也...Regardless of...
medium1 ex.
与此同时At the same time.
mediumnormal2 ex.
之前...Previously...
medium1 ex.
从...以后Since...; after...
medium1 ex.
从...开始Starting from...
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从...开始/到...Starting from...
medium1 ex.
你要...它就...Whatever you need...it can... — expressing capability to mat…
medium2 ex.
又……又…… (double 又 pattern)Both... and... Connects two qualities or states that exist s…
medium1 ex.
反而...On the contrary...
normalmedium1 ex.
可以说...You could say...
medium1 ex.
可能 + Verb / 会 + VerbExpressing possibility or likelihood that something may happ…
medium3 ex.
因为 ... 所以 ... (because ... therefore ...)Cause-effect connector. Either half can be omitted in spoken…
medium3 ex.
因为 ... 所以 ... / 因为 aloneCause-effect connector. Either half can be omitted in colloq…
medium3 ex.
因为 / 所以 ... (because/so)Standard cause-effect connector. Either half alone is fine i…
medium3 ex.
在...背景下Against the backdrop of...
medium1 ex.
如果 / 要是 ... 就 ... (conditional)If-then structure. 如果/要是 introduces the condition; 就 marks t…
medium1 ex.
对 X 来说 (from X's perspective)Topicalizer. 'For X, ...' or 'From X's point of view, ...' P…
medium3 ex.
就是说...That is to say... — clarifying or rephrasing
medium1 ex.
就算 / 即便 + clause, 也 + clauseConcessive: 'even if X, still Y.'
medium1 ex.
总的来说Overall; in general.
medium1 ex.
恰恰是...It is precisely...
mediumnormal2 ex.
所谓的...So-called...
mediumnormal3 ex.
把 + Object + Verb + Result (disposal)Disposal construction with explicit result. Required when an…
normalnormal11 ex.
把 sentence (disposal/result)Frontloads the object before the verb so that a result/dispo…
medium2 ex.
换成是你If it were you... Puts the listener in someone else's shoes.
medium1 ex.
是……的 (emphasis structure)Used to emphasize a specific detail (time, place, manner) of…
medium2 ex.
比...多/大 + amountMore/bigger than...by amount — specific comparison
medium2 ex.
比...大Larger than...
medium1 ex.
比...还...Even more than...
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比你想象的要...More... than you imagine.
medium1 ex.
甚至...Even... (stronger than expected).
medium1 ex.

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