Chinese Grammar Library — 25 points, A1 to B2
Every grammar point that actually matters for HSK 1–4, one page each: the structure formula, six example sentences with audio, the mistakes English speakers make, and a 5-question drill built from the examples. No sign-up.
A1
≈ HSK 1 9 pointsThe first sentences. If you can use these nine patterns you can already say most of what HSK 1 asks for.
A2
≈ HSK 2–3 10 pointsParticles, aspect and comparison — where Chinese starts behaving unlike English.
B1
≈ HSK 3–4 5 pointsThe intermediate wall: 把, 被, complements and the three de particles.
B2
≈ HSK 3–4 1 pointsThe last structural hurdles before grammar stops being the thing holding you back.
How to use this library
Chinese grammar is small. There are no verb conjugations, no genders, no cases and no agreement — what has to be learned is word order and a handful of particles. The 25 points here are the whole of that job through HSK 4.
Work down the levels in order. Each page opens with the direct answer, shows the structure as a formula, then gives six sentences you can play aloud, the errors English speakers actually make, and a five-question drill generated from those same sentences.
Then use it: drill the matching vocabulary on the HSK word lists, rebuild scrambled sentences in the Sentence Builder, meet the patterns in context in the graded story library, or follow a whole route through the site with Guided Learning Paths.
Chinese grammar — frequently asked questions
Is Chinese grammar hard?
Chinese grammar is genuinely one of the easiest parts of the language. Verbs never conjugate, nouns have no plural or gender, adjectives do not agree with anything, and there are no cases or articles. What you do have to learn is strict word order and about twenty particles — which is what this library covers.
What is the correct word order in Chinese?
Subject + Verb + Object, with everything that frames the action — time, place, manner, prepositional phrases — placed before the verb: 我明天在家学习汉语 (I study Chinese at home tomorrow). See word order for the full pattern.
Which grammar points do I need for HSK 1 and HSK 2?
HSK 1 needs the nine A1 points above: word order, 是 sentences, 的, 不/没, 吗/呢, question words, 有, time-word placement and 两/二. HSK 2 adds 了, 过, 在, 比 comparisons, A-not-A questions, the modal verbs and 快…了. Each level's word list lives on the HSK hub.
Does Chinese have tenses?
No. Chinese has aspect, not tense: 了 marks a completed action or a change of state, 过 marks a past experience, 着 marks a continuing state and 在 marks an action in progress. Time itself is carried by words like 昨天 and 明天 — the verb never changes form.