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HSK 7-9 · TOCFL C2

Grammar 語法语法

An index of 154 points across 21 categories, in study order.

Foundation HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 HSK7-9
NADVNegation adverbsDADVDegree adverbsFADVFrequency adverbsMADVModal adverbsPREPPrepositionsCONJConjunctionsMPTCModal particlesSENTSpecial sentence patternsFIXEDFixed expressionsCPLXComplex sentencesIDIOMIdiomatic structuresFORMFormal & classical structuresVVerbsDPRODemonstrative pronounsQPROInterrogative pronounsMWMeasure wordsSADVScope adverbsTADVTime adverbsYADVManner adverbsPHRCommon phrasesCOMPComplements
NADV

Negation adverbs

否定副詞否定副词
  • 01 “Unavoidably” in Chinese 2 不免不免bùmiǎn →
  • 02“Not necessarily / absolutely not”不見得不见得bújiànde & 絕不绝不juébùsoon
  • 03“No way to…”無從无从wúcóng & 無須无须wúxūsoon
  • 04“No need to…” & “must not”無可无可wúkě & 勿勿wùsoon
  • 05“Must not” (classical) 2切切qièsoon
DADV

Degree adverbs

程度副詞程度副词
  • 06“Extremely, especially”極為极为jíwéi & 尤為尤为yóuwéisoon
  • 07“To the utmost, increasingly”盡尽jìn / 蠻蛮mán / 越發越发yuèfā / 愈加愈加yùjiāsoon
  • 08“How…!” & “especially”何等何等héděng & 分外分外fènwàisoon
  • 09Slightly頗颇pǒ / 稍稍稍稍shāoshāo / 略略lüè / 略微略微lüèwēi / 微微wēisoon
  • 10Extremely (formal)大為大为dàwéi / 萬分万分wànfēn / 極度极度jídù / 極力极力jílìsoon
FADV

Frequency adverbs

頻率副詞频率副词
  • 11 “Always” in Chinese 5 時時时时shíshí →
  • 12“Repeatedly” (formal)連連连连liánlián & 屢次屡次lǚcì→
  • 13“Repeatedly” (formal) 2屢屢屡屡lǚlǚ & 頻频pín→
  • 14“Successively”相繼相继xiāngjì & 一連一连yìliánsoon
  • 15“Continuously”一個勁一个劲yígèjìnrsoon
  • 16“Once again”再度再度zàidùsoon
MADV

Modal adverbs

語氣副詞语气副词
  • 17 “Why bother” 何必何必hébì & 何苦何苦hékǔ →
  • 18 In vain 2 白白白白báibái →
  • 19 Contrary to expectations 偏偏偏偏piānpiān →
  • 20 No wonder 難怪难怪nánguài & 怪不得怪不得guàibude →
  • 21“Certainly will”必定必定bìdìng & 必將必将bìjiāngsoon
  • 22“Bound to”勢必势必shìbìsoon
  • 23“Might as well”不妨不妨bùfáng & 索性索性suǒxìngsoon
  • 24“Absolutely must”非得非得fēiděi & 務必务必wùbìsoon
  • 25“Evidently, indeed”分明分明fēnmíng & 果真果真guǒzhēnsoon
  • 26“Unexpectedly”竟竟jìngsoon
  • 27Blankly愣愣lèngsoon
  • 28“By coincidence”碰巧碰巧pèngqiǎo & 恰巧恰巧qiàqiǎosoon
  • 29“Would rather…, fortunately…”情願情愿qíngyuàn & 幸好幸好xìnghǎosoon
  • 30“After all”終究终究zhōngjiūsoon
  • 31“Why not…”何不何不hébù & 何嘗何尝héchángsoon
  • 32“Is, thus” (classical)乃乃nǎisoon
  • 33“Could it be that…”莫非莫非mòfēisoon
  • 34“Absolutely”萬萬万万wànwànsoon
  • 35“Fortunately”幸好幸好xìnghǎo & 好在好在hǎozài→
  • 36“On the contrary”反倒反倒fǎndàosoon
  • 37 “Fortunately” 好在好在hǎozài soon
PREP

Prepositions

介詞介词
  • 38 就就 jiù – with regard to →
  • 39“Via, according to”經经jīng & 依依yīsoon
  • 40“From”打打dǎsoon
  • 41“In front of”當著当着dāngzhesoon
  • 42“Based on” (formal)本著本着běnzhe / 鑒於鉴于jiànyú / 基於基于jīyú / 出於出于chūyúsoon
CONJ

Conjunctions

連詞连词
  • 43 “If…” (formal)倘若倘若tǎngruò/若若ruò… soon
  • 44 “Let alone” 何況何况hékuàng →
  • 45 “…Thereafter…”…,此後此后cǐhòu… soon
  • 46“Moreover”加之加之jiāzhīsoon
  • 47“In view of”鑒於鉴于jiànyúsoon
  • 48“In case”以防以防yǐfángsoon
  • 49“Even to the extent…”乃至乃至nǎizhìsoon
  • 50“And” (classical)且且qiěsoon
MPTC

Modal particles

語氣助詞语气助词
  • 51 Final particle 4 罷了罢了bàle →
  • 52Classical final particles也罷也罢yěbà & 矣矣yǐsoon
SENT

Special sentence patterns

特殊句式特殊句式
  • 53 Comparisons 5 寧可宁可níngkě / 寧願宁愿nìngyuàn →
  • 54 Passive sentence 4 (advanced) 被被bèi →
  • 55 把把bǎ part 5 (advanced) →
  • 56“Would rather… than…”寧可宁可níngkě……也不也不yěbù……soon
FIXED

Fixed expressions

固定格式固定格式
  • 57 Defining scope or proportion 以以yǐ……為限为限wéixiàn / 以以yǐ……居多居多jūduō soon
  • 58 “Disregard, ignore” 置置zhì……於不顧于不顾yúbùgù / 置之不理置之不理zhìzhībùlǐ soon
  • 59 V 也不是,不 V 也不是 soon
  • 60 3 “東东V西西V” structures →
  • 61 Making a conclusion 綜上所述综上所述zōngshàngsuǒshù / 總而言之总而言之zǒngéryánzhī / 總的來說总的来说zǒngdeláishuō →
  • 62 “At most…” 充其量充其量chōngqíliàng(不過不过búguò)…… soon
  • 63 “Nothing exceeds…” 莫過於莫过于mòguòyú…… soon
CPLX

Complex sentences

複句复句
  • 64 Luckily 幸虧幸亏xìngkuī……不然不然bùrán…… →
  • 65 Extreme concession 即便即便jíbiàn/就算就算jiùsuàn/哪怕哪怕nǎpà……也也yě…… soon
  • 66 Progressive rhetorical question 尚且尚且shàngqiě……何況何况hékuàng/況且况且kuàngqiě…… soon
  • 67“Whether A or B…”A也好也好yěhǎoB也罷也罢yěbàsoon
IDIOM

Idiomatic structures

慣用結構惯用结构
  • 68 Repeated action 一一yī……再再zài…… soon
  • 69Four-character patterns 1愛A不A、半A半Bsoon
  • 70Four-character patterns 2不A不B、不A而B→
  • 71Four-character patterns 3非A非B、東A西Bsoon
  • 72Four-character patterns 4忽A忽B、或A或Bsoon
  • 73Four-character patterns 5可A可B、時A時Bsoon
  • 74Four-character patterns 6連A帶B、七A八Bsoon
  • 75Four-character patterns 7無A不B、無A可Bsoon
  • 76Four-character patterns 8自A自Bsoon
  • 77Unknowingly不知不覺不知不觉bùzhībùjuésoon
  • 78“Have no choice but to…”非非fēi……不可不可bùkěsoon
FORM

Formal & classical structures

書面語句式书面语句式
  • 79 “Amounts to…” 無異於无异于wúyìyú…… soon
  • 80 “Nothing more than…” 無非是无非是wúfēishì/不外乎不外乎búwàihū…… soon
  • 81 “Remains to be…” 有待於有待于yǒudàiyú…… soon
  • 82 “Aims to…” 旨在旨在zhǐzài…… soon
  • 83 “In the final analysis” 歸根到底归根到底guīgēndàodǐ/歸根結底归根结底guīgēnjiédǐ soon
V

Verbs

動詞动词
  • 84Eager to巴不得巴不得bābude & 恨不得恨不得hènbudesoon
  • 85Worth it – or not犯不著犯不着fànbuzháo & 犯得著犯得着fàndezháosoon
  • 86“Unavoidable”免不了免不了miǎnbuliǎosoon
  • 87“To grant” (formal)予以予以yǔyǐsoon
  • 88“Somewhat”有所有所yǒusuǒsoon
  • 89“Excluded”除外除外chúwàisoon
  • 90“Could it be called…”可謂可谓kěwèi & 所謂所谓suǒwèisoon
  • 91“Could it…”可否可否kěfǒusoon
  • 92“Is not” (formal)並非并非bìngfēisoon
DPRO

Demonstrative pronouns

指示代詞指示代词
  • 93Formal demonstratives彼彼bǐ & 茲兹zīsoon
  • 94Colloquial “like this/how”這麼著这么着zhèmezhe & 怎麼著怎么着zěnmezhesoon
QPRO

Interrogative pronouns

疑問代詞疑问代词
  • 95“What” (formal)何何hésoon
  • 96“Several, some”若干若干ruògānsoon
MW

Measure words

量詞量词
  • 97Measure words 10重重chóng 截截jié 縷缕lǚ 碼码mǎ 枚枚méi 攤摊tān 丸丸wán 則则zé 幢幢zhuàng 宗宗zōng→
  • 98More measure words通(動量詞) 人次(複合量詞)→
SADV

Scope adverbs

範圍副詞范围副词
  • 99“All, generally”皆皆jiē & 均均jūnsoon
  • 100“Generally” & “entirely”大體大体dàtǐ & 統統统统tǒngtǒngsoon
  • 101“Only, solely”唯唯wéi & 唯獨唯独wéidú & 唯有唯有wéiyǒusoon
  • 102“In summary”概概gàisoon
  • 103“Nothing but”無非无非wúfēisoon
  • 104 Frequency & scope adverbs 一概一概yígài / 一律一律yílǜ / 通通通通tōngtōng soon
TADV

Time adverbs

時間副詞时间副词
  • 105“For now”姑且姑且gūqiě & 暫且暂且zànqiěsoon
  • 106“Immediately” (formal)即即jí & 即時即时jíshí & 隨即随即suíjísoon
  • 107“As soon as”一經一经yìjīngsoon
  • 108“As soon as possible”盡早尽早jǐnzǎo & 早日早日zǎorìsoon
  • 109“At that time”屆時届时jièshísoon
  • 110“End here” / “At this point”就此就此jiùcǐsoon
  • 111“All along” (formal)歷來历来lìláisoon
  • 112“Still” (formal)尚尚shàngsoon
  • 113 “All along” (formal) 向來向来xiànglái soon
YADV

Manner adverbs

方式副詞方式副词
  • 114“In theory”按理按理ànlǐ & 按說按说ànshuōsoon
  • 115“With all one’s might”百般百般bǎibān & 竭力竭力jiélìsoon
  • 116“With all one’s might” 2盡情尽情jìnqíng & 拼命拼命pīnmìngsoon
  • 117“Forcibly”強行强行qiángxíngsoon
  • 118“On one’s own”私自私自sīzì & 擅自擅自shànzìsoon
  • 119Taking the opportunity/timing趁機趁机chènjī & 趁早趁早chènzǎosoon
  • 120“Insist on…”執意执意zhíyì & 照常照常zhàochángsoon
  • 121“As usual”照例照例zhàolì & 照樣照样zhàoyàngsoon
  • 122“Specially, for this purpose”專程专程zhuānchéngsoon
  • 123Resolutely斷然断然duànrán / 截然截然jiérán / 毅然毅然yìrán→
  • 124“Intentionally” (formal)有意有意yǒuyìsoon
  • 125Suddenly (formal)驟然zòurán骤然zhòurán→
  • 126One by one逐一逐一zhúyīsoon
  • 127“Openly”公然公然gōngrán→
  • 128“Rapidly”火速火速huǒsùsoon
  • 129“Arbitrarily”任意任意rènyìsoon
  • 130“Increasingly” (formal)日趨日趋rìqūsoon
  • 131“On schedule”如期如期rúqīsoon
  • 132“Hereby” (formal)特此特此tècǐsoon
  • 133“At random”瞎瞎xiāsoon
  • 134“Together”一並一并yíbìngsoon
  • 135“In one go”一舉一举yìjǔsoon
  • 136“Single-handedly”一手一手yìshǒusoon
  • 137“Nearby”就近就近jiùjìnsoon
  • 138“Blatantly”大肆大肆dàsìsoon
  • 139“Involuntarily”不由得不由得bùyóudesoon
  • 140“Deliberately”刻意刻意kèyìsoon
PHR

Common phrases

常用短語常用短语
  • 141Honesty markers不瞞你說、老實說soon
  • 142“Seriously”說真的soon
  • 143Reframing 1反過來說、換句話說soon
  • 144Reframing 2概括來說、簡而言之soon
  • 145Reframing 3話是這麼說、話說回來soon
  • 146“Then again…”退一步說soon
  • 147Surprise reactions 1你看你、真是的soon
  • 148Surprise reactions 2這不、可不是嘛soon
  • 149“I’ll say this much…”還別說soon
  • 150Conversational fillers 1不是、不是我說你soon
  • 151Conversational fillers 2說到哪兒去了、這樣一來soon
  • 152“No matter what” & “if you ask me”無論如何、要讓我說soon
COMP

Complements

補語补语
  • 153 Direction complements extension 1 →
  • 154 Direction complements extension 2 →
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