HSK 1–2 grammar list
60 core HSK 1–2 grammar patterns, each paired with an example sentence and studied with real spaced repetition. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
These are the building blocks of beginner Mandarin — 是 and 的, the negators 不 and 没, measure words, the aspect particle 了, comparison with 比, and the question particles HSK 1–2 leans on. Every example sentence reuses only vocabulary taught earlier in the course, so the grammar lands on words you already know. Tap any group to study it with forgetting-curve scheduling.
HSK 1 grammar I
Study these 20 →- 是 (to be — A 是 B)我是学生。I am a student.
- 不 (negation — not, before verbs/adjectives)我不喝咖啡。I don't drink coffee.
- 不是 (is not — negating 是)他不是我哥哥。He is not my older brother.
- 的 (possessive / modifier — 's, of)这是我妈妈的家。This is my mom's home.
- 吗 (yes-no question — sentence-final particle)你是学生吗？Are you a student?
- 呢 (and what about…? — follow-up question)我很好，你呢？I'm fine, and you?
- 很 + adjective (predicate adjective; 很 links subject and adjective)今天很热。Today is very hot.
- 太…了 (too… — excessive degree)这个太贵了。This is too expensive.
- 个 (general measure word — 一个, 这个)我想买一个苹果。I want to buy an apple.
- 这 / 那 (this / that)这是茶，那是咖啡。This is tea, that is coffee.
- 几 (how many — small numbers, takes a measure word)你有几个孩子？How many children do you have?
- 多少 (how many / how much — larger numbers)这个多少钱？How much is this?
- 有 (to have / there is)我有三个苹果。I have three apples.
- 没有 (not have / there isn't — negating 有)我没有钱。I don't have money.
- 在 (located at — 在 + place)他在医院。He is at the hospital.
- 想 (want to / would like to — 想 + verb)我想去学校。I want to go to school.
- 喜欢 (to like — 喜欢 + noun/verb)我喜欢喝茶。I like to drink tea.
- 是…的 (emphasis on time / manner / place)我是今天来的。It was today that I came.
- verb + 不 + verb (A-not-A yes-no question)你去不去？Are you going or not?
- subject + time + verb (time word comes before the verb)我明天去公司。I'm going to the office tomorrow.
HSK 1 grammar II
Study these 20 →- 了 (completed action — verb + 了)我吃了三个苹果。I ate three apples.
- 了 (change of state — sentence-final)下雨了。It's raining now.
- 会 (can / know how to — learned skill)我会开车。I can drive.
- 能 (can / be able to — capability or possibility)今天我不能来。I can't come today.
- 可以 (may / can — permission)我可以喝你的茶吗？May I drink your tea?
- 要 (will / want — 要 + verb)我要买水。I want to buy water.
- 什么 (what — question word)你想吃什么？What do you want to eat?
- 谁 (who — question word)他是谁？Who is he?
- 哪儿 (where — question word)你去哪儿？Where are you going?
- 怎么 (how / in what way — question word)这个字怎么写？How do you write this character?
- 为什么 (why — question word)你为什么不来？Why aren't you coming?
- 几点 (what time — asking the clock time)现在几点？What time is it now?
- 和 (and — joins two nouns)我喜欢茶和咖啡。I like tea and coffee.
- 都 (all / both — comes before the verb)我们都是学生。We are all students.
- 也 (also / too — comes before the verb)我也想去。I want to go too.
- 去 + place (go to a place — 去 + location)我去学校。I'm going to school.
- 来 + place (come to a place — 来 + location)请来我家。Please come to my house.
- 现在 (now — time word before the verb)我现在想睡觉。I want to sleep now.
- 还是 (or — in a choice question)你喝茶还是咖啡？Do you want tea or coffee?
- 请 (please — polite request before a verb)请喝茶。Please drink some tea.
HSK 2 grammar
Study these 20 →- 比 (comparison — A 比 B + adjective)今天比昨天热。Today is hotter than yesterday.
- 正在 / 在…呢 (progressive — be doing right now)他正在睡觉呢。He is sleeping right now.
- 过 (experiential — have ever done; verb + 过)我去过北京。I have been to Beijing.
- 得 (degree complement — verb + 得 + adjective)他说得很好。He speaks very well.
- 又…又… (both… and… — two qualities at once)这个苹果又大又便宜。This apple is both big and cheap.
- 一边…一边… (do A while doing B simultaneously)他一边喝茶一边看电视。He drinks tea while watching TV.
- 因为…所以… (because… therefore…)因为下雨，所以我没去。Because it rained, I didn't go.
- 虽然…但是… (although… but/however…)虽然很累，但是我很高兴。Although I'm tired, I'm happy.
- 让 (make / let — 让 + person + verb)妈妈让我学习。Mom makes me study.
- 把 (the 把 construction — do something to an object)请把水喝了。Please drink up the water.
- 给 (give / for — 给 + person + verb)我给你买咖啡。I'll buy coffee for you.
- 离 (distance from — A 离 B + far/near)我家离学校很近。My home is very close to the school.
- 从…到… (from… to…)我从早上工作到晚上。I work from morning to evening.
- 要…了 (about to — something will happen soon)要下雨了。It's about to rain.
- 得 (děi — must / have to; before a verb)我得去医院。I have to go to the hospital.
- 一点儿 (a little — small quantity after a verb)我想喝一点儿水。I want to drink a little water.
- 有点儿 (a bit — somewhat; before an adjective, often negative)今天有点儿冷。Today is a bit cold.
- 会…的 (surely will — confident prediction)明天会下雨的。It will definitely rain tomorrow.
- 最 (most — superlative; 最 + adjective)我最喜欢喝茶。I like drinking tea the most.
- 因为 / 所以 单用 (because — giving a reason)我没来，因为我很累。I didn't come because I was very tired.
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