HSK 4 Grammar
HSK 4 Grammar Patterns
HSK 4 grammar links ideas: concession (虽然…但是…, 即使…也…), addition (不仅…还/而且…), formal connectives (因此, 然而, 由于), rhetorical questions and chengyu in context. These are the patterns for giving an opinion.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 4 grammar in a real story
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The method in practice
Hear HSK 4 grammar in real stories
The patterns below come up again and again in HSK 4 episodes. The transcript flags each one and links back to its explanation.
Where HSK 4 sits on the HSK ladder
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HSK 4 grammar list
Episodes to hear these HSK 4 patterns in
Each one is a Fluentide Intermediate episode (HSK 4) and flags its grammar in the transcript. Press play; the first few need no account.
