New HSK 3 grammar points (HSK 3.0)

By Carson 木林森 · October 2026 ·

The HSK 3.0 standard assigns 96 grammar points to level 3. The standard grades grammar level by level in an official outline, the same way it grades words and characters. This page reproduces the level 3 entries, grouped as the outline groups them, with the category names in English.

The entries are the Chinese words and patterns themselves. For explanations in English with worked examples, use the grammar reference.

Other levels: HSK 1 · HSK 2 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 6 · HSK 7-9 · everything on HSK 3.0.

Morphemes 语素

TypeDetailWords and patterns
Prefixes 前缀老—
Suffixes 后缀—家、—子、—员

Parts of speech 词类

TypeDetailWords and patterns
Nouns 名词方位名词东、南、西、北、北方、东方、南方、西方、中间
Verbs 动词能愿动词需要、该、应该、愿意、得
Verbs 动词离合词动宾式离合词:放假、见面、结婚、洗澡
Verbs 动词离合词动补式离合词:离开、完成、分开
Pronouns 代词疑问代词怎样
Pronouns 代词疑问代词疑问代词的非疑问用法:(1)任指用法:①疑问代词+都……②疑问代词+疑问代词
Pronouns 代词疑问代词(2)不定指用法
Pronouns 代词人称代词别人、咱们
Pronouns 代词指示代词别的、其他
Measure words 量词名量词(1)专用名量词:把、双、张、种、层、封、页、辆、节、所、班、段、头、句公斤、斤、角、毛、刻、米
Measure words 量词名量词(2)借用名量词:碗、盘
Measure words 量词动量词口、回、遍、声
Measure words 量词量词重叠个个、张张
Adverbs 副词程度副词比较、还3、更、特别、挺、有些、越、极
Adverbs 副词范围副词就3、一块儿、一共、只、到处、只是
Adverbs 副词时间副词才1、马上、先、一会儿、刚、刚刚、一直
Adverbs 副词频率副词总、总是、又、常常
Adverbs 副词关联副词一边
Adverbs 副词情态副词大概、必须、差不多、一定、好像、几乎
Adverbs 副词语气副词当然、其实、终于、才2、才3、就4
Adverbs 副词否定副词不必、不用
Prepositions 介词引出对象为1、向1、关于
Prepositions 介词引出方向、路径向2
Prepositions 介词引出目的、原因为了、为2
Prepositions 介词引出施事、受事把、被
Prepositions 介词引出凭借、依据根据
Conjunctions 连词连接词或者短语或、或者
Conjunctions 连词连接分句或句子只有、只要、不但、而且、如果、可1、可是、然后
Particles 助词其他助词的话

Phrases 短语

TypeDetailWords and patterns
By structure 结构类型其他结构类型同位短语
By structure 结构类型其他结构类型动补短语2
By structure 结构类型其他结构类型数量重叠:数词+量词+数词+量词
Set phrases 固定短语四字格不A 不 B
Set phrases 固定短语其 他不一会儿
Set phrases 固定短语其 他看来
Set phrases 固定短语其 他在……看来
Set phrases 固定短语其 他越来越
Set phrases 固定短语其 他看起来
Set phrases 固定短语其 他看上去
Set phrases 固定短语其 他一般来说
Set phrases 固定短语其 他不怎么样

Fixed patterns 固定格式

TypeDetailWords and patterns
除了 ……(以外),……还/也/都……
从……起
对……来说
一……也/都+不/没……
一点儿也不
越……越……
(在)……以前/以后/前/后
X什么(啊)
该……了
在……上/下/中

Sentence components 句子成分

TypeDetailWords and patterns
Subject 主语动词或动词性短语、形容词或形容词性短语作主语
Subject 主语主谓短语作主语
Attributive 定语多项定语
Complement 补语结果补语2动词+到/住/走/上
Complement 补语趋向补语2趋向补语的引申用法:(1)表示结果意义:动词+出/起/下
Complement 补语趋向补语2(2)表示动作行为的开始:动词+上/起来
Complement 补语趋向补语2(3)表示动作行为的持续:动词+下去/下来
Complement 补语可能补语1动词+得/不+动词/形容词
Complement 补语程度补语1(1)形容词+得很
Complement 补语程度补语1(2)形容词/动词+极了/坏了
Complement 补语数量补语3表示动作结束到某个时间点的间隔时间

Sentence types 句子的类型

TypeDetailWords and patterns
Sentence functions 句类疑问句“怎样+动词”的特指问句
Sentence functions 句类反问句1用反问句表示强调:不是……吗?
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型“把”字句1(1)主语+把+宾语+动词+在/到+处所
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型“把”字句1(2)主语+把+宾语1+动词(+给)+宾语2
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型“把”字句1(3)主语+把+宾语+动词+结果补语/趋向补语/状态补语
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型被动句1(1)主语+被+宾语+动词+其他成分
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型被动句1(2)主语+被+动词+其他成分
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型连动句2“着”表示动作的伴随:动词1+着+动词2
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型比较句2(1)A比B+更/还+形容词
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型比较句2(2)A跟B一样
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型比较句2(3)A跟B一样+形容词
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型比较句2(4)A不比B+形容词
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型比较句2(5)A比B+多/少/早/晚+动词+数量短语
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型存现句3(1)表示出现:处所词+动词+趋向补语/结果补语+动态助词(了)+数量短语+人/物
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型存现句3(2)表示消失:处所词+动词+结果补语+动态助词(了)+数量短语+人/物
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型“是……的”句2强调说话人的看法或态度
Special sentence patterns 特殊句型重动句主语+动词+宾语+动词+补语
Complex sentences 复句承接复句先……,再/然后……
Complex sentences 复句选择复句或者……,或者……
Complex sentences 复句并列复句一会儿……,一会儿……
Complex sentences 复句并列复句又……,又……
Complex sentences 复句并列复句一边……,一边……
Complex sentences 复句递进复句不但……,而且……
Complex sentences 复句转折复句虽然……,可是……
Complex sentences 复句假设复句如果……,就……
Complex sentences 复句假设复句……的话,就……
Complex sentences 复句条件复句只有……,才……
Complex sentences 复句条件复句只要……,就……
Complex sentences 复句目的复句为了……,……
Complex sentences 复句紧缩复句……了……(就)……

Special expressions 特殊表达法

TypeDetailWords and patterns
Expressing numbers 数的表达法概数表达法2:(1)用“大概”表示概数
Expressing numbers 数的表达法(2)相邻数词连用表示概数

Source: the grammar outline of the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards (国际中文教育中文水平等级标准) as this site vendors it. A trailing number in a detail, as in “把”字句1, is the outline's own numbering: the same structure returns at later levels in harder forms.

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Frequently asked questions

How many grammar points are in the new HSK 3?

The HSK 3.0 grammar outline assigns 96 grammar points to level 3, in 7 categories. The outline grades grammar level by level in the same way the word list grades vocabulary.

Why is the list in Chinese?

It is the official outline, and its entries are the Chinese words and patterns themselves, such as 会、能 or 一边……一边……. The category names are translated on this page. For each pattern explained in English with examples, see the grammar reference.

Where can I study HSK 3 grammar with examples?

This site's grammar reference explains the HSK 3 points with the pattern, worked examples in pinyin, the earlier points each one is built from, and the later ones it unlocks.

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