HSK 3 Grammar
HSK 3 Grammar Patterns (100 patterns)
HSK 3 grammar adds 把 sentences, 是…的 for emphasis, 如果…就… and 因为…所以…, result and direction complements, and the aspect markers 了, 着 and 过. This list has 100 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 3 episodes. The transcript flags each one and links back to its explanation.
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不是...而是...Reach for this when you want to correct a misunderstanding —…
52 ep.不但……而且……Use 不但……而且…… when one fact isn't enough and you want to pile…
18 ep.不管...都...Reach for this when you want to say 'no matter what/who/when…
16 ep.像...一样Reach for this when you want to compare one thing to another…
16 ep.越...越...Reach for this when two things scale together — 'the more X,…
16 ep.即使……也……Reach for this when you want to say 'even if X were true, Y …
11 ep.所谓的...Tack 所谓的 in front of a noun when you want to flag it as a la…
7 ep.既然...就...Reach for this when a fact is already on the table and you w…
7 ep.一旦……就……Reach for 一旦...就... when one event will trigger another the …
6 ep....的意思就是...Use ...的意思就是... when you're defining or explaining a word, p…
5 ep.不是...是...Reach for 不是...是... when you want to swap one label for anot…
5 ep.不仅...还/也...Reach for 不仅...还/也... when one thing isn't the whole story —…
3 ep.与此同时Reach for this when you've described one event and want to i…
3 ep.把字句Reach for the 把 sentence when you want to spotlight what hap…
3 ep.连……都……Reach for 连...都... when you want to make a point by citing a…
3 ep.除了... (以外)，...也/还...Reach for 除了...也/还... when you want to add one item on top o…
3 ep....以至于...Reach for this when an extreme quality in the first clause s…
2 ep.X 一 + Verb1, 就 + Verb2Reach for 一...就... when one thing triggers another with no g…
2 ep.X 听起来 / 看起来 ...，其实 ...Reach for this when the first impression of an idea — whethe…
2 ep.一方面...另一方面...Reach for this when you want to lay out two sides of the sam…
2 ep.不仅...也...Reach for this when one thing is true and a second, related …
2 ep.不只是...Reach for this when you want to say something is MORE than w…
2 ep.不管...都/也...Reach for 不管...都/也... when you want to say a result holds no…
2 ep.从……到……再到……Reach for 从…到…再到… when you want to walk a listener through a…
2 ep.从...以后Reach for 从...以后 when you want to mark a starting point in t…
2 ep.光是...，就...Reach for 光是...就... when you want to dramatize a number or a…
2 ep.即使……（也/还）……Reach for 即使...也/还... when you want to concede a hypothetica…
2 ep.并不Reach for 并不 when you want to push back hard against an assu…
2 ep.恰恰是...Reach for this when you want to push back on what someone ju…
2 ep.意味着...Reach for this when one fact carries a heavier consequence b…
2 ep.既是……也是……Reach for 既是...也是... when you want to say something fills tw…
2 ep.通过 ...Reach for 通过 when you want to mark the METHOD, channel, or m…
2 ep.除非...否则...Reach for 除非...否则... when one specific condition is the only…
2 ep....到做不完Reach for this when you want to say something is happening i…
1 ep....怎么做到的？Reach for this when something impressive (or shocking) just …
1 ep....是真的，不是夸张Use this when you have just said something that sounds too b…
1 ep....的话，最重要的不是...Reach for this when you're giving advice tailored to a speci…
1 ep.A + 比 + B + Adjective/Verb + ...Reach for this whenever you compare two things — same as the…
1 ep.Topic + 来 + VerbReach for [Subject] + 来 + Verb when you want to volunteer to…
1 ep.Verb + 完 + 了以后Reach for this when you want to say 'after finishing [verb]'…
1 ep.X 一下子就 ...Reach for this when something happens in a blink — 'in one g…
1 ep.X 决定 / 终于 + VerbTwo adverbs/verbs that signal resolve or arrival. 决定 ('decid…
1 ep.X 听起来 ...，但是其实 ...Use this when you want to set up a reveal — first describe h…
1 ep.X 是 ... 的，因为 ...Use this when you state a claim and immediately back it up w…
1 ep.X 是 ... 的地方Reach for this when you want to define a place by what happe…
1 ep.X 是这样开始的The narrative opener. Reach for this when you're about to te…
1 ep.X 简称 YUse this when you want to introduce an abbreviation right af…
1 ep.一会儿……一会儿……Reach for this when someone or something keeps switching bet…
1 ep.不仅仅是...，...也...Use this when one label undersells the thing. The first clau…
1 ep.不仅仅是……Reach for 不仅仅是…… when you want to push back against a too-sm…
1 ep.Episodes to hear these HSK 3 patterns in
Each one is a Fluentide Elementary episode (HSK 3) and flags its grammar in the transcript. Press play; the first few need no account.
