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HSK 4

  • 1

    Adjectives

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    • 1.1 全 + Noun (the whole / all of)
    • 1.2 Adj + 死了 (extremely …)
    • 1.3 Practice without the models
    • 1.4 A fresh situation
    • 1.5 Answers and explanations
  • 2

    Adverbs

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    • 2.1 差不多 (almost / about the same)
    • 2.2 看来 (it seems / in one's view)
    • 2.3 正好 (just right / exactly)
    • 2.4 只好 (have no choice but to)
    • 2.5 又 + 不 / 没 (emphatic negation)
    • 2.6 可 + Adj (emphatic)
    • 2.7 原来 (so it turns out / all along)
    • 2.8 差点 (almost / nearly)
    • 2.9 从来 + 不 / 没 (never)
    • 2.10 结果 (as a result / in the end)
    • 2.11 够 (enough / sufficient)
    • 2.12 甚至 (even / to the point that)
    • 2.13 还是 + Verb (had better)
    • 2.14 最好 (had best / it's best to)
    • 2.15 不得不 (have no choice but to)
    • 2.16 到底 (on earth / after all)
    • 2.17 究竟 (exactly / on earth)
    • 2.18 刚 + Verb (just did)
    • 2.19 一 + MW + 一 + MW (one by one)
    • 2.20 本来 (originally / at first)
    • 2.21 就 (only / just – small quantity)
    • 2.22 千万 (be sure to / whatever you do)
    • 2.23 恐怕 (I'm afraid / probably)
    • 2.24 竟然 (actually / unexpectedly)
    • 2.25 难道 (rhetorical: don't tell me …?)
    • 2.26 先 … ,再 … (first …, then …)
    • 2.27 也都 (also all of them)
    • 2.28 Practice without the models
    • 2.29 A fresh situation
    • 2.30 Answers and explanations
  • 3

    Adverbs with adjectives

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    • 3.1 挺 + Adj + 的 (quite / rather)
    • 3.2 Practice without the models
    • 3.3 A fresh situation
    • 3.4 Answers and explanations
  • 4

    Auxiliary words

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    • 4.1 Noun, Noun + 什么的 (…and so on)
    • 4.2 … 等 / 等等 (etc.)
    • 4.3 Practice without the models
    • 4.4 A fresh situation
    • 4.5 Answers and explanations
  • 5

    Conjunctions

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    • 5.1 不过 (a softer “but”)
    • 5.2 于是 (thereupon / and so)
    • 5.3 还有 (also / and / what's more)
    • 5.4 另外 (besides / in addition)
    • 5.5 再说 (besides / what's more)
    • 5.6 可是 / 但是 (two words for “but”)
    • 5.7 而 (whereas / and yet)
    • 5.8 用 / 通过 … 来 … (by means of …)
    • 5.9 Practice without the models
    • 5.10 A fresh situation
    • 5.11 Answers and explanations
  • 6

    Nouns

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    • 6.1 其中 (among them / of which)
    • 6.2 Practice without the models
    • 6.3 A fresh situation
    • 6.4 Answers and explanations
  • 7

    Numbers

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    • 7.1 Fractions with 分之
    • 7.2 Practice without the models
    • 7.3 A fresh situation
    • 7.4 Answers and explanations
  • 8

    Particles

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    • 8.1 Statement + 吗 (yes/no confirmation)
    • 8.2 … 吧,… ;… 吧,… (weighing options)
    • 8.3 Sentence-final 的 (modal: certainty)
    • 8.4 Practice without the models
    • 8.5 A fresh situation
    • 8.6 Answers and explanations
  • 9

    Prepositions

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    • 9.1 随着 (as / along with)
    • 9.2 在 … 上 (in terms of / regarding)
    • 9.3 Practice without the models
    • 9.4 A fresh situation
    • 9.5 Answers and explanations
  • 10

    Sentence patterns — existence & emphasis

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    • 10.1 并 + 不 / 没 (emphatic denial)
    • 10.2 Practice without the models
    • 10.3 A fresh situation
    • 10.4 Answers and explanations
  • 11

    Sentence patterns — comparison

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    • 11.1 以 A 为 B (take A as B)
    • 11.2 Practice without the models
    • 11.3 A fresh situation
    • 11.4 Answers and explanations
  • 12

    Verbs

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    • 12.1 让 / 叫 / 请 / 使 (causative)
    • 12.2 要看 / 得看 (it depends on)
    • 12.3 好像 (it seems / as if)
    • 12.4 在于 (lies in / consists in)
    • 12.5 以为 (mistakenly think)
    • 12.6 通过 (through / by means of)
    • 12.7 来自 (come from)
    • 12.8 来 as a dummy verb (I'll do it)
    • 12.9 Practice without the models
    • 12.10 A fresh situation
    • 12.11 Answers and explanations
  • 13

    Auxiliary verbs

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    • 13.1 不用 (don't need to)
    • 13.2 得 (děi) (must / have to)
    • 13.3 Practice without the models
    • 13.4 A fresh situation
    • 13.5 Answers and explanations
  • 14

    Verb phrases

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    • 14.1 并 / 并且 (combining verbs: and)
    • 14.2 少 + Verb (do less)
    • 14.3 多 + Verb (do more)
    • 14.4 由 + Person + Verb (done by)
    • 14.5 并且 (moreover / and also)
    • 14.6 从来 + 不 / 没 (never)
    • 14.7 值得 + Verb (worth doing)
    • 14.8 Verb + 到 + Time / Event (until)
    • 14.9 害得 (cause sb to suffer)
    • 14.10 Separable verbs (离合词)
    • 14.11 V 着 V 着 就 … 了 (while …-ing, suddenly)
    • 14.12 Practice without the models
    • 14.13 A fresh situation
    • 14.14 Answers and explanations
  • 15

    "But" statements

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    • 15.1 尽管 … ,但是 … (although)
    • 15.2 倒 (actually / on the contrary)
    • 15.3 却 + Predicate (however / yet)
    • 15.4 Practice without the models
    • 15.5 A fresh situation
    • 15.6 Answers and explanations
  • 16

    "Even if" statements

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    • 16.1 即使 … ,也 … (even if)
    • 16.2 Practice without the models
    • 16.3 A fresh situation
    • 16.4 Answers and explanations
  • 17

    "If" statements

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    • 17.1 要是 … ,就 … (if – spoken)
    • 17.2 Practice without the models
    • 17.3 A fresh situation
    • 17.4 Answers and explanations
  • 18

    "No matter" statements

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    • 18.1 不管 … ,都 / 也 … (no matter)
    • 18.2 无论 / 不论 … ,都 / 也 … (regardless)
    • 18.3 Practice without the models
    • 18.4 A fresh situation
    • 18.5 Answers and explanations
  • 19

    Cause & effect statements

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    • 19.1 由于 (due to / owing to)
    • 19.2 既然 … ,就 … (since / now that)
    • 19.3 因此 (therefore / for this reason)
    • 19.4 Practice without the models
    • 19.5 A fresh situation
    • 19.6 Answers and explanations
  • 20

    Complements

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    • 20.1 Verb + 起来 (in terms of doing it)
    • 20.2 Direction complement 来 / 去 (HSK 4)
    • 20.3 Verb / Adj + 起来 (start to …)
    • 20.4 Potential complement 得 / 不 (HSK 4)
    • 20.5 Practice without the models
    • 20.6 A fresh situation
    • 20.7 Answers and explanations
  • 21

    Conditional statements

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    • 21.1 只要 … ,就 … (as long as)
    • 21.2 除非 … ,才 … (only if / unless)
    • 21.3 Practice without the models
    • 21.4 A fresh situation
    • 21.5 Answers and explanations
  • 22

    Noun phrases

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    • 22.1 所有(的) + Noun (all)
    • 22.2 … 之一 (one of)
    • 22.3 另外 + Number + MW + Noun (another)
    • 22.4 Practice without the models
    • 22.5 A fresh situation
    • 22.6 Answers and explanations
  • 23

    Sentence patterns — quantity & scope

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    • 23.1 连 … 都 … 不 / 没 (not even)
    • 23.2 为 … 而 … (for the sake of)
    • 23.3 任何 + Noun + 都 / 也 (any)
    • 23.4 既 … 也 / 又 … (both … and …)
    • 23.5 在 + Place + 上 / 下 / 里 / 旁边 (location)
    • 23.6 Practice without the models
    • 23.7 A fresh situation
    • 23.8 Answers and explanations
  • 24

    Basic sentence patterns

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    • 24.1 连 … 都 / 也 (even)
    • 24.2 Question Word + 都 (every)
    • 24.3 A 是 B 的 N 倍 (N times)
    • 24.4 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 (not at all)
    • 24.5 不知道 + embedded choice + 好 (unsure what is best)
    • 24.6 对 … 来说 (for / as far as … is concerned)
    • 24.7 Practice without the models
    • 24.8 A fresh situation
    • 24.9 Answers and explanations
  • 25

    Complex sentence patterns

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    • 25.1 Adj + 是 + Adj,但是 … (concede, then object)
    • 25.2 一 … 就 … (as soon as / whenever)
    • 25.3 一方面 … ,一方面 … (on one hand / on the other)
    • 25.4 Practice without the models
    • 25.5 A fresh situation
    • 25.6 Answers and explanations
  • 26

    Not only… but also…

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    • 26.1 不但 / 不仅 … ,而且 / 还 / 也 … (not only … but also)
    • 26.2 Practice without the models
    • 26.3 A fresh situation
    • 26.4 Answers and explanations
  • 27

    Comparing similar adverbs

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    • 27.1 本来 vs 原来 (originally vs it turns out)
    • 27.2 常常 vs 往往 (often vs tends to)
    • 27.3 刚 vs 刚才 (adverb vs time-word)
    • 27.4 Practice without the models
    • 27.5 A fresh situation
    • 27.6 Answers and explanations
  • 28

    Comparing similar prepositions

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    • 28.1 关于 vs 对于 (about vs regarding)
    • 28.2 离 vs 从 (gap from vs starting point)
    • 28.3 Practice without the models
    • 28.4 A fresh situation
    • 28.5 Answers and explanations
  • 29

    Comparing similar functions

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    • 29.1 反而 vs 相反 (instead vs on the contrary)
    • 29.2 肯定 vs 确定 vs 一定 (sure / certain)
    • 29.3 适合 vs 合适 (to suit vs suitable)
    • 29.4 Practice without the models
    • 29.5 A fresh situation
    • 29.6 Answers and explanations
  • 30

    Comparing similar time words

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    • 30.1 以后 vs 的时候 (after vs when)
    • 30.2 Practice without the models
    • 30.3 A fresh situation
    • 30.4 Answers and explanations
  • 31

    Say it aloud: opinions, plans and suggestions

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    • 31.1 Choose a study plan together
    • 31.2 Match the connector to its job
    • 31.3 State an intention or preparation
    • 31.4 Suggest without assuming permission
    • 31.5 Respond to a practical objection
    • 31.6 Practice
    • 31.7 A fresh situation
    • 31.8 Answers and explanations

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