Key HSK-4 patterns: integrated review

Chinese grammar · HSK 4 · HSK4核心句型综合 · By Carson 木林森

Six patterns you must discriminate at exam level:

| Pattern | Structure | Core use |
|---|---|---|
| 把 | S+把+O+V+Result | Active disposal of a definite object |
| 被 | S+被+(Agent)+V+Result | Passive — subject receives action |
| 是…的 | 是+[circumstance]+的 | Emphasise when/where/how a past action occurred |
| 越…越… | 越+V1+越+V2 | The more X, the more Y |
| 连…都/也 | 连+N+都/也+V | Even X does/can Y (emphatic) |
| 无论…都 | 无论+Q+都+V | Regardless of X, Y |

This topic tests discrimination: given a sentence context, identify which pattern is correct.

Worked examples

Chinese	Pinyin	English	What it shows
他是去年在北京买的这台电脑。	Tā shì qù nián zài Běi jīng mǎi de zhè tái diàn nǎo.	It was last year in Beijing that he bought this computer.	是…的 emphasises circumstance of a completed past action (when + where)
连他妈妈都不知道他去哪里了。	Lián tā māma dōu bù zhī dào tā qù nǎ lǐ le.	Even his own mother doesn't know where he went.	连…都 highlights the most extreme case — if even his mother doesn't know, nobody does
无论天气怎么样，她都会去跑步。	Wú lùn tiān qì zěn me yàng, tā dōu huì qù pǎo bù.	Regardless of the weather, she goes running.	无论…都 = regardless of any condition; 都 in the main clause is required

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