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A1 Grammar (HSK 1)

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HSK 1 · TOCFL A1

Grammar 語法语法

An index of 45 points across 21 categories, in study order.

Foundation HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 HSK7-9
NADVNegation adverbsTADVTime adverbsSADVScope adverbsRADVCorrelative adverbsDADVDegree adverbsAUXAuxiliary verbsVVerbsPREPPrepositionsCONJConjunctionsSPTCStructural particlesAPTCAspect particlesMPTCModal particlesQPROInterrogative pronounsPPROPersonal pronounsDPRODemonstrative pronounsNUMNumbersMWMeasure wordsEXPRSpecial expressionsSENTSpecial sentence patternsMISCOthersLOCLocation nouns
NADV

Negation adverbs

否定副詞否定副词
  • 01 Negation words 不不bù & 沒没méi →
TADV

Time adverbs

時間副詞时间副词
  • 02 Actions in progress 在在zài →
SADV

Scope adverbs

範圍副詞范围副词
  • 03 “Both” and “all” 都都dōu →
RADV

Correlative adverbs

關聯副詞关联副词
  • 04 “Also” 還还hái & 也也yě →
DADV

Degree adverbs

程度副詞程度副词
  • 05 Adverbs for adjectives 1 很很hěn 非常 fēicháng 太 tài 真 zhēn 最 zuì →
  • 06 “Not very” 不太不太bútài →
  • 07 A little bit 有一點有一点yǒuyìdiǎn & 一點一点yìdiǎn →
AUX

Auxiliary verbs

能願動詞能愿动词
  • 08 “Want” 想想xiǎng / 想要想要xiǎngyào / 要要yào →
  • 09 Three ways to say “can” 能能néng / 會会huì / 可以可以kěyǐ →
  • 10 Expressing future 1 要要yào & 會会huì →
V

Verbs

動詞动词
  • 11 Come and go 來来lái & 去去qù →
  • 12 Movement marker 到到dào →
PREP

Prepositions

介詞介词
  • 13 Expressing locations 在在zài →
CONJ

Conjunctions

連詞连词
  • 14 “And” 1 和和hé & 跟跟gēn →
SPTC

Structural particles

結構助詞结构助词
  • 15 Three “de” 的的de / 得得de / 地地de →
  • 16 When to omit “de” 的的de omission rules soon
APTC

Aspect particles

動態助詞动态助词
  • 17 了了le part 1 →
  • 18 了了 le part 2 →
MPTC

Modal particles

語氣助詞语气助词
  • 19 Final particles 1 嗎吗ma / 吧吧ba / 呢呢ne →
QPRO

Interrogative pronouns

疑問代詞疑问代词
  • 20 Question words →
  • 21 “What do you think” 怎麼樣怎么样zěnmeyàng →
PPRO

Personal pronouns

人稱代詞人称代词
  • 22 Pronouns 1 →
DPRO

Demonstrative pronouns

指示代詞指示代词
  • 23 “Some” & “others” 一些一些yìxiē / 有的有的yǒude / 別的别的biéde →
  • 24 “Here” & “there” 這这zhè & 那那nà →
  • 25 “This” & “that” 這这zhè & 那那nà →
  • 26 “These” & “those” 這些这些zhèxiē & 那些那些nàxiē →
NUM

Numbers

數詞数词
  • 27 Numbers 1 (0–999) →
  • 28 “Two” in Chinese 二二èr & 兩两liǎng →
MW

Measure words

量詞量词
  • 29 Age expressions 歲岁suì →
  • 30 Measure words 1 本本běn 個个gè 家家jiā 口口kǒu 塊块kuài 件件jiàn 只只zhī 元元yuán 杯杯bēi →
EXPR

Special expressions

特殊表達法特殊表达法
  • 31 Dates →
  • 32 Days of the week →
  • 33 Telling time →
  • 34 Counting money →
SENT

Special sentence patterns

特殊句式特殊句式
  • 35 Equative verbs 是是shì / 叫叫jiào / 姓姓xìng →
  • 36 有 有 yǒu sentences 1 →
  • 37 Existence in a place 在在zài →
  • 38 Yes–no questions →
  • 39 Polite imperatives 請请qǐng + V soon
  • 40Serial verb sentences連動句连动句liándòngjùsoon
  • 41Double object sentences雙賓語句双宾语句shuāngbīnyǔjùsoon
  • 42Exclamatory sentences感嘆句感叹句gǎntànjùsoon
  • 43 Quantitative complement 1 →
MISC

Others

其他其他
  • 44 Tone changes 一一yī & 不不bù →
LOC

Location nouns

方位詞方位词
  • 45Location nouns 1上上shàng/下下xià/裡里lǐ/外外wài/前前qián/後后hòusoon
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