New HSK 5 grammar points (HSK 3.0)
The HSK 3.0 standard assigns 70 grammar points to level 5. The standard grades grammar level by level in an official outline, the same way it grades words and characters. This page reproduces the level 5 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.
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Morphemes 语素
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Suffixes 后缀 | —头 |
Parts of speech 词类
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Pronouns 代词 | 指示代词 | 彼此、如此、本 |
| Measure words 量词 | 名量词 | 册、朵、届、颗、匹、行、架、群、支、根、批、束、副、集、周 |
| Measure words 量词 | 动量词 | 眼 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 程度副词 | 过于、相当、较1、可2、格外、极其 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 时间副词 | 时刻、曾经、立刻、连忙、始终、早已、即将、急忙、渐渐、尽快、早晚 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 频率副词 | 老是、通常、时常 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 方式副词 | 尽量、亲自 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 关联副词 | 便、一旦 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 情态副词 | 似乎、仿佛 |
| Adverbs 副词 | 语气副词 | 毕竟、居然、反正、根本、果然、简直、绝对、的确、反而、白、刚好、可3 |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出时间、处所 | 自从 |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出方向、路径 | 朝、沿（着） |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出对象 | 替、同1、较2 |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出凭借、依据 | 凭 |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出凭借、依据 | 据 |
| Prepositions 介词 | 引出凭借、依据 | 依据 |
| Conjunctions 连词 | 连接词或词组 | 以及、同2 |
| Conjunctions 连词 | 连接分句或句子 | 从而、可见、假如、总之 |
| Particles 助词 | 其他助词 | 似的 |
Phrases 短语
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 四字格 | A来A去 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 四字格 | A着A着 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 四字格 | 没A没B |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 四字格 | 说A就A |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | 不得了 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | 用不着 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | 从……来看 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | A的A，B的B |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | （自）……以来 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | 由……组成 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | X也不是，Y也不是 |
| Set phrases 固定短语 | 其他 | X也X不得，Y也Y不得 |
Fixed patterns 固定格式
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| X是它，Y也是它 | ||
| X着也是X着 | ||
| 不管怎样说 | ||
| 真有你/他/她的 | ||
| X什么X | ||
| 什么X不X（的） | ||
| 不X白不X | ||
| X来X去，都是/就是…… | ||
| 动词+什么（就）是什么 |
Sentence components 句子成分
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Adverbial 状语 | 多项状语 | |
| Complement 补语 | 可能补语2 | 动词+得/不得 |
| Complement 补语 | 程度补语2 | 形容词/心理动词+得+不得了 |
| Complement 补语 | 趋向补语3 | 趋向补语的引申用法：表示状态意义：动词/形容词+下来/下去/起来/过来/过去 |
| Complement 补语 | 状态补语2 | （1）动词/形容词+得+动词短语 |
| Complement 补语 | 状态补语2 | （2）动词/形容词+得+主谓短语 |
| Complement 补语 | 状态补语2 | （3）动词/形容词+得+固定短语 |
Sentence types 句子的类型
| Type | Detail | Words and patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | “有”字句3 | （1）表示存在、具有：主语+有+着+宾语 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | “有”字句3 | （2）表示附着：主语+动词+有+宾语 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | “把”字句3 | （1）主语+把+宾语+一+动词 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | “把”字句3 | （2）主语+把+宾语1+动词+宾语2 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | 连动句3 | 前后两个动词性词语具有因果、转折、条件关系 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | 比较句4 | A+形容词+B+数量补语 |
| Special sentence patterns 特殊句型 | 被动句3 | 主语+被/叫/让+宾语+给+动词+其他成分 |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 承接复句 | ……，便…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 选择复句 | 或是……，或是…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 假设复句 | 一旦……，就…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 假设复句 | 假如……，（就）…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 假设复句 | 万一……，（就）…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 假设复句 | ……，要不然/不然…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 因果复句 | ……，因而…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 因果复句 | ……，可见…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 让步复句 | 哪怕……，也…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 递进复句 | 不但不/不但没有……，反而…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 递进复句 | 不是……，还/还是…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 目的复句 | ……，为的是…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 紧缩复句 | 没有……就没有…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 紧缩复句 | 不……不…… |
| Complex sentences 复句 | 紧缩复句 | 再……也…… |
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.
Frequently asked questions
How many grammar points are in the new HSK 5?
The HSK 3.0 grammar outline assigns 70 grammar points to level 5, in 6 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 5 grammar with examples?
This site's grammar reference explains the HSK 5 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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