HSK 6 grammar
HSK 6 grammar covers formal and literary patterns used in essays, news and reports, including 之所以…是因为…, 与其…不如…, and set phrases with 以 and 为.
Each page explains one point, with examples you can listen to, common mistakes and a three-question quiz. The points follow the grammar list in the 2025 HSK syllabus, grouped into the patterns you actually use.
- 1 要么…要么… 要么…要么…: either… or… 要么 A 要么 B presents two options, and you must take one: 要么现在走，要么明天走.
- 2 凡是…都… 凡是…都…: every, all (without exception) 凡是 = all those who / everything that: 凡是参加的人都有礼物.
- 3 除非…才… / 除非…否则… 除非…才… / 除非…否则…: only if, unless 除非 A 才 B = only if A, B; 除非 A，否则 B = unless A, B.
- 4 就算…也… 就算…也…: even if (spoken) 就算 A 也 B = even if A, still B: 就算下雨，我也要去.
- 5 不料 / 至于 不料 and 至于: unexpectedly; as for 不料 = unexpectedly, to one’s surprise; 至于 = as for, turning to a related point.
- 6 所 / 为…所… 所: formal “that which” and 为…所… 我所知道的 = what I know (formal); 为人所知 = known by people.
- 7 于 于: at, in, than, to (formal) 于 is a formal preposition: 位于北京 located in Beijing; 高于平均水平 above average; 有利于 good for.
- 8 干脆 / 总算 / 明明 / 倒是 干脆, 总算, 明明, 倒是: attitude adverbs 干脆 = simply, just; 总算 = finally (relief); 明明 = obviously; 倒是 = actually, on the other hand.
- 9 未必 未必: not necessarily 未必 = not necessarily: 贵的东西未必好.
- 10 一向 / 依旧 / 一时 / 一再 一向, 依旧, 一时, 一再: time and frequency 一向 = always (by habit); 依旧 = still, as before; 一时 = for the moment; 一再 = repeatedly.
- 11 不禁 / 特意 / 赶忙 / 偷偷 不禁, 特意, 赶忙, 偷偷: manner adverbs 不禁 = can’t help (doing); 特意 = specially; 赶忙 = hurriedly; 偷偷 = secretly.
- 12 —化 / —性 / —式 / —型 Word endings: 化, 性, 式, 型 现代化 modernisation; 重要性 importance; 中式 Chinese-style; 大型 large-scale.
- 13 人家 人家: others, someone; “I” (spoken) 人家 can mean “other people”, a specific third person, or (affectionately) “me”.
- 14 透了 / 好（不）容易 透了 and 好不容易: extremely; with great difficulty 糟透了 = terrible; 好不容易才找到 = finally found after a lot of trouble.
- 15 X归X / 算了 / 到…为止 X归X，Y归Y; 算了; 到…为止: spoken fixed patterns 朋友归朋友，钱归钱 = friends are friends, money is money; 算了 = forget it; 到今天为止 = up to today.
How grammar is tested at HSK 6
There is no separate grammar section on the HSK. Grammar is tested inside listening, reading and writing: gap fills that need the right particle or measure word, sentences you must understand to answer a question, and writing tasks where your own sentences need to be correct. Learn each point with its examples, then look for it in the HSK 6 practice test.
Sources
- HSK 考试大纲 (HSK Test Syllabus), released November 2025 — Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC). Checked 2026-10-20.