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HSK 5 · TOCFL C1

Grammar 語法语法

An index of 70 points across 15 categories, in study order.

Foundation HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 HSK7-9
DADVDegree adverbsTADVTime adverbsFADVFrequency adverbsMADVModal adverbsYADVManner adverbsEADVEpistemic adverbsVVerbsPREPPrepositionsCONJConjunctionsMWMeasure wordsSENTSpecial sentence patternsFIXEDFixed expressionsCPLXComplex sentencesCOMPComplementsMPTCModal particles
DADV

Degree adverbs

程度副詞程度副词
  • 01 Adverbs for degree 2 過於过于guòyú / 稍微稍微shāowēi / 尤其尤其yóuqí →
  • 02Adverbs for adjectives 6相當相当xiāngdāng→
  • 03 Adverbs for adjectives 7 格外格外géwài / 極极jí / 極其极其jíqí →
TADV

Time adverbs

時間副詞时间副词
  • 04 “Still” in Chinese 3 依然依然yīrán →
  • 05 Already 3 已已yǐ & 早已早已zǎoyǐ →
  • 06 Once 1 曾經曾经céngjīng →
  • 07Expressing urgency連忙连忙liánmáng&立刻立刻lìkè→
  • 08 About to 即將即将jíjiāng →
  • 09 In a hurry 急忙急忙jímáng →
  • 10 Gradually 漸漸渐渐jiànjiàn →
  • 11 All along 2 始終始终shǐzhōng →
  • 12ASAP盡快尽快jǐnkuài→
FADV

Frequency adverbs

頻率副詞频率副词
  • 13Adverbs of frequency 3通常通常tōngcháng→
  • 14 Adverbs of frequency 4 時刻时刻shíkè / 時常时常shícháng / 偶爾偶尔ǒuěr / 不時不时bùshí →
MADV

Modal adverbs

語氣副詞语气副词
  • 15 “Indeed” in Chinese 1 可可kě →
  • 16 “After all” in Chinese 畢竟毕竟bìjìng →
  • 17 In vain 1 白白bái →
  • 18 As expected 果然果然guǒrán →
  • 19 Simply 1 簡直简直jiǎnzhí →
  • 20 Absolutely 絕對绝对juéduì →
  • 21 “Anyway” 1 反正反正fǎnzhèng →
  • 22 Indeed 2 的確的确díquè →
  • 23 On the contrary 反而反而fǎnér →
  • 24 Emphasizing a negation 2 根本根本gēnběn →
  • 25Expressing the unexpected 2居然居然jūrán→
  • 26“Just right” 1剛好刚好gānghǎo→
YADV

Manner adverbs

方式副詞方式副词
  • 27 As much as possible 儘量尽量jìnliàng →
  • 28 In person 親自亲自qīnzì →
EADV

Epistemic adverbs

情態副詞情态副词
  • 29 Seems 似乎似乎sìhū →
  • 30 Maybe 說不定说不定shuōbudìng →
  • 31 “As if” 彷彿仿佛fǎngfú →
V

Verbs

動詞动词
  • 32“To cause” / “To result in”致使致使zhìshǐsoon
PREP

Prepositions

介詞介词
  • 33 “On the basis of” 憑凭píng →
  • 34 “According to” 3 依照依照yīzhào & 依據依据yījù →
  • 35 Since 自從自从zìcóng →
  • 36Showing direction 4朝朝cháo→
  • 37 Instead of 替替tì & 代替代替dàitì →
  • 38 Along 沿着沿着yánzhe soon
  • 39 “According to” 4 据据jù soon
CONJ

Conjunctions

連詞连词
  • 40 “Thus” in Chinese 1 從而从而cóngér →
  • 41 “Thus” in Chinese 2 因而因而yīnér →
  • 42 “Moreover” in Chinese 3 再加上再加上zàijiāshàng →
  • 43 “In order to” in Chinese 2 為的是为的是wèideshì & 為为wèi…而而ér →
  • 44“Either…or” 2或是或是huòshì→
  • 45 Indicate 可見可见kějiàn →
  • 46 “If… then…” 假如假如jiǎrú & 萬一万一wànyī →
  • 47 “Even if” in Chinese 2 哪怕哪怕nǎpà →
  • 48 “And” 4 以及以及yǐjí & 並并bìng →
  • 49“In conclusion” (simple)總之总之zǒngzhīsoon
  • 50 Otherwise 2 要不然要不然yàobùrán →
MW

Measure words

量詞量词
  • 51 Measure words 5 冊 朵 幅 屆届 顆颗 匹 扇 →
SENT

Special sentence patterns

特殊句式特殊句式
  • 52 有 有 yǒu sentences 3 →
  • 53 有有yǒu sentences 3 – existential subject →
  • 54 把 把 bǎ part 2 →
  • 55 Using 將将jiāng to express 把把bǎ →
  • 56 Advanced comparisons 1 跟跟gēn…相比相比xiāngbǐ →
FIXED

Fixed expressions

固定格式固定格式
  • 57 “Until” in Chinese 到到dào…為止为止wéizhǐ →
  • 58 Since & ever since 自自zì…以來以来yǐlái →
  • 59 Happening without warning 說说shuō A 就就jiù A →
  • 60 V 來来lái V 去去qù →
  • 61 “No A, no B” 沒没méi A 沒没méi B →
  • 62 “Say A, then A” 說说shuō A 就就jiù A →
  • 63 Showing perspective 2 在在zài…看來看来kànlái & 從从cóng…來看来看láikàn →
  • 64 Emphasizing individuality within a group A 的的de A,B 的的de B →
CPLX

Complex sentences

複句复句
  • 65 “Once” in Chinese 2 一旦一旦yídàn…就就jiù →
  • 66 “Without A, there is no B” 沒有没有méiyǒu A…就沒有就没有jiù méiyǒu B →
  • 67 “No matter how… still…” 再再zài…也也yě →
  • 68 “Even if” in Chinese 3 不不bù…也也yě →
COMP

Complements

補語补语
  • 69 Degree complements 1 →
MPTC

Modal particles

語氣助詞語氣助詞
  • 70Particle “like/as if”似的似的shìdesoon
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