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A2 Grammar (HSK 2)

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HSK 2 · TOCFL A2

Grammar 語法语法

An index of 50 points across 23 categories, in study order.

Foundation HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 HSK7-9
RADVCorrelative adverbsMADVModal adverbsCPLXComplex sentencesTADVTime adverbsFADVFrequency adverbsSADVScope adverbsDADVDegree adverbsNADVNegation adverbsAUXAuxiliary verbsVVerbsREDUPReduplicationPREPPrepositionsAPTCAspect particlesMPTCModal particlesSPTCStructural particlesQPROInterrogative pronounsPPROPersonal pronounsNUMNumbersMWMeasure wordsEXPRSpecial expressionsCONJConjunctionsSENTSpecial sentence patternsCOMPComplements
RADV

Correlative adverbs

關聯副詞关联副词
  • 01 就就 jiù – then →
MADV

Modal adverbs

語氣副詞语气副词
  • 02 就就 jiù – earlier than expected →
  • 03才才 cái – later than expected→
CPLX

Complex sentences

複句复句
  • 04 Because & so 因為因为yīnwèi….所以所以suǒyǐ →
  • 05 “As soon as” 一一yī….就就jiù →
TADV

Time adverbs

時間副詞时间副词
  • 06 “Still” in Chinese 1 還还hái →
  • 07 Already 1 已經已经yǐjīng & 都都dōu →
  • 08 “About to” happen 快快kuài/快要快要kuàiyào/就要就要jiùyào……了了le →
FADV

Frequency adverbs

頻率副詞频率副词
  • 09 “Often” in Chinese 1 常常cháng、經常经常jīngcháng →
SADV

Scope adverbs

範圍副詞范围副词
  • 10 “Together” 一起一起yìqǐ & 一塊兒一块儿yíkuàir →
DADV

Degree adverbs

程度副詞程度副词
  • 11Adverbs for degree 4多多duō、好好hǎo、最最zuì→
NADV

Negation adverbs

否定副詞否定副词
  • 12 Negation word 別别bié →
AUX

Auxiliary verbs

能願動詞能愿动词
  • 13 “Might” in Chinese 可能可能kěnéng →
V

Verbs

動詞动词
  • 14 Separable verbs 2 →
REDUP

Reduplication

重疊式重叠式
  • 15 Reduplication of verbs 1 V一V, VV, V了V →
  • 16 Reduplication of adjectives AA, AABB →
PREP

Prepositions

介詞介词
  • 17 Showing direction 1 往往wǎng / 從从cóng →
  • 18 Showing target object 給给gěi →
  • 19 Expressing distance 離离lí →
APTC

Aspect particles

動態助詞动态助词
  • 20 Expressing experiences 過过guò →
  • 21 Continuous aspect 著着zhe →
MPTC

Modal particles

語氣助詞语气助词
  • 22 Final particles 2 啊啊a / 呀呀ya / 哇哇wa / 哪哪na / 啦啦la →
SPTC

Structural particles

結構助詞结构助词
  • 23 Verb modifier 得得de →
  • 24 Adjective Modifier 地地de →
QPRO

Interrogative pronouns

疑問代詞疑问代词
  • 25 “Why” 為什麼为什么wèishénme →
PPRO

Personal pronouns

人稱代詞人称代词
  • 26 “Self” 自己自己zìjǐ →
NUM

Numbers

數詞数词
  • 27 Bigger numbers →
MW

Measure words

量詞量词
  • 28 Time measure words 1 – minutes & hour →
  • 29 Time measure words 2 – day & week →
  • 30Measure words 2條条tiáo 位位wèi 間间jiān 名名míng 包包bāo→
EXPR

Special expressions

特殊表達法特殊表达法
  • 31 Approximate number 1 多多duō →
  • 32 Approximate number 2 幾几jǐ →
CONJ

Conjunctions

連詞连词
  • 33 “But” 1 但是但是dànshì →
  • 34 Although 1 雖然虽然suīrán →
  • 35“And” in Chinese 2跟跟gēn→
SENT

Special sentence patterns

特殊句式特殊句式
  • 36 Comparisons 1比比bǐ →
  • 37 有 yǒu sentences 2 →
  • 38 Using 是不是是不是 shìbúshì to ask →
  • 39 Tag questions →
  • 40 “Or” 還是还是háishì →
  • 41 Emphasizing details 1 是是shì….的的de →
  • 42 Had better 2 還是还是háishì….吧吧ba →
  • 43 Imperatives “to do more” 一點一点yìdiǎn →
  • 44 Already 2 都都dōu…了了le →
  • 45 “And so on” 什麼的什么的shénme de →
COMP

Complements

補語补语
  • 46 Direction complement 1 →
  • 47 State Complement 1 得得de…… →
  • 48 Quantity Complement 2 →
  • 49 Compound direction complements →
  • 50 Result complement 1 →

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