DecksHSK 3 Grammar: 100 Example Sentences with Pinyin
The HSK (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) is the standard Mandarin proficiency exam, and HSK 3 is its intermediate level. These are the first 100 example sentences from the Chinese Grammar HSK 3 deck. Each card is one sentence that uses an HSK 3 grammar pattern; the back gives the English, the pinyin, the name of the pattern and its structure.
The 100 sentences here cover ten patterns: 极了 (jíle) for "extremely", doubling adjectives, turning adjectives into adverbs, 又 (yòu) for "again" in the past, 一直 (yìzhí, "all along"), 总是 (zǒngshì, "always"), how long something hasn't happened, 终于 (zhōngyú, "finally"), 才 (cái) for "only then", and 只 (zhǐ, "only").
| # | Chinese | English · pinyin · pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 味道好极了! | It tastes great! wèidào hǎo jíle ! Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 2 | 他的英文棒极了。 | His English is excellent. tā de yīngwén bàng jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 3 | 婚礼热闹极了。 | The wedding was very lively. hūnlǐ rènào jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 4 | 一点声音都没有，安静极了。 | There was no sound at all, and it was extremely quiet. yīdiǎn shēngyīn dū méiyǒu ，ānjìng jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 5 | 昨天的派对无聊极了! | Yesterday's party was very boring! zuótiān de pàidùi wúliáo jíle ! Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 6 | 他那么生气，我们都害怕极了。 | He was so angry that we were all terrified. tā nàyāo shēngqì ，wǒmen dū hàipà jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 7 | 高考那天，我紧张极了。 | On the day of the college entrance examination, I was extremely nervous. gāokǎo nà tiān ，wǒ jǐnzhāng jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 8 | 这件事让我们都尴尬极了。 | This incident embarrassed us all. zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒmen dū gāngà jíle 。 Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 9 | 那个男孩讨厌极了! | That boy hates it! nàgè nánhái tǎoyàn jíle ! Adjectives with "-ji le" Subj. + Adj. + 极了 |
| 10 | 你的脸红红的。 | Your face is red. nǐ de liǎn hóng hóng de 。 Reduplication of adjectives Adj. + Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 11 | 宝宝的眼睛大大的。 | The baby's eyes are big. bǎobǎo de yǎnjīng dà dà de 。 Reduplication of adjectives Adj. + Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 12 | 今晚的月亮圆圆的。 | The moon tonight is round. jīnwǎn de yuèliàng yuán yuán de 。 Reduplication of adjectives Adj. + Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 13 | 她爸爸高高胖胖的。 | Her father is tall and fat. tā bàbà gāo gāo pàng pàng de 。 Reduplication of adjectives Adj. + Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 14 | 我妹妹瘦瘦小小的。 | My sister is thin and small. wǒ mèimèi shòu shòu xiǎo xiǎo de 。 Reduplication of adjectives Adj. + Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 15 | 高高兴兴 | Happy gāo gāo xīng xīng Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 16 | 热热闹闹 | Lively rè rè nào nào Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 17 | 漂漂亮亮 | Neat piāo piāo liàng liàng Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 18 | 舒舒服服 | Comfortable shū shū fú fú Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 19 | 安安静静 | Quietly ān ān jìng jìng Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 20 | 便便宜宜 | Cheap biàn biàn yí yí Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 21 | 麻麻烦烦 | Troublesome má má fán fán Reduplication of adjectives A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) |
| 22 | 我们清清楚楚地看到他跟一个胖胖的男人上车了。 | We clearly saw him get in a car with a fat man. wǒmen qīngqīngchǔchǔ dì kàndào tā gēn yī gè pàng pàng de nánrén shàng chē le 。 Reduplication of adjectives AABB + 地 + Verb |
| 23 | 我真想舒舒服服地躺在沙发上看电视。 | I really want to lie comfortably on the sofa and watch TV. wǒ zhēn xiǎng shūshūfúfú dì tǎng zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì 。 Reduplication of adjectives AABB + 地 + Verb |
| 24 | 你妈妈辛辛苦苦地做了两个小时的饭，你怎么不吃？ | Your mother worked so hard for two hours, why didn't you eat? nǐ māmā xīnxīnkǔkǔ dì zuò le liǎng gè xiǎoshí de fàn，nǐ zěnyāo bù chī ？ Reduplication of adjectives AABB + 地 + Verb |
| 25 | 妹妹快过生日了，我打算给她办一个生日派对，热闹热闹。 | My sister is nearing her birthday, and I plan to give her a birthday party. mèimèi kuài guò shēngrì le ，wǒ dǎsuàn gěi tā bàn yī gè shēngrì pàidùi ，rènào rènào 。 Reduplication of adjectives Subj. + ABAB |
| 26 | 来，喝点酒，高兴高兴。 | Come, have a drink and be happy. lái ，hē diǎn jǐu ，gāoxīng gāoxīng 。 Reduplication of adjectives Subj. + ABAB |
| 27 | 到这里来凉快凉快。 | Come here to cool down. dào zhèlǐ lái liángkuài liángkuài 。 Reduplication of adjectives Subj. + ABAB |
| 28 | 我想去外面走走，安静一下。 | I want to go outside and be quiet. wǒ xiǎng qù wàimiàn zǒuzǒu ，ānjìng yīxià 。 Reduplication of adjectives Subj. + AB + 一下 |
| 29 | 想不想去做个按摩，放松一下。 | Would you like to get a massage and relax? xiǎng bù xiǎng qù zuò gè ànmó ，fàngsōng yīxià 。 Reduplication of adjectives Subj. + AB + 一下 |
| 30 | 你要努力地学习。 | You have to study hard. nǐ yào nǔlì dì xuéxí 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 31 | 雨天地滑，慢慢地走。 | Sliding in the rain and walking slowly. yǔtiān dì huá ，màn màn dì zǒu 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 32 | 他顺利地通过考试了。 | He passed the exam successfully. tā shùnlì dì tōngguò kǎoshì le 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 33 | 他认真地对我说：“我喜欢你。 | He said to me seriously: "I like you. tā rènzhēn dì dùi wǒ shuō ：“wǒ xǐhuān nǐ 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 34 | 他热情地拥抱了我。 | He embraced me warmly. tā rèqíng dì yǒngbào le wǒ 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 35 | 她激动地对我说“谢谢”。 | She excitedly said "thank you" to me. tā jīdòng dì dùi wǒ shuō “xièxiè ” 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 36 | 老师生气地看着我们。 | The teacher looked at us angrily. lǎoshī shēngqì dì kàn zháo wǒmen 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 37 | 孩子们开心地唱了起来。 | The children sang happily. háizǐ men kāixīn dì chàng le qǐlái 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 38 | 大家都在教室里安安静静地看书。 | Everyone is reading quietly in the classroom. dàjiā dū zài jiàoshì lǐ ānānjìngjìng dì kànshū 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 39 | 我希望你快快乐乐地长大。 | I hope you grow up happily. wǒ xīwàng nǐ kuàikuàilèlè dì chángdà 。 Turning adjectives into adverbs Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb |
| 40 | 又下雨了！ | It's raining again! yòu xiàyǔ le ！ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 41 | 你又迟到了。 | You are late again. nǐ yòu chídào le 。 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 42 | 宝宝又哭了。 | The baby cried again. bǎobǎo yòu kū le 。 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 43 | 我又忘了。 | I forgot again. wǒ yòu wàng le 。 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 44 | 他又没来上课。 | He didn't come to class again. tā yòu méi lái shàngkè 。 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb |
| 45 | 你们又不付钱？ | You do n’t pay? nǐmen yòu bù fùqián ？ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb |
| 46 | 你又不参加？ | Don't you participate? nǐ yòu bù cānjiā ？ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb |
| 47 | 对不起，我又没带书。 | I'm sorry, I didn't bring any books. dùibùqǐ ，wǒ yòu méi dài shū 。 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb |
| 48 | 今天又要加班了！ | I have to work overtime again today! jīntiān yòu yào jiābān le ！ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 49 | 老板请客，又可以吃大餐了！ | The boss treats guests, and you can eat a big meal again! lǎobǎn qǐngkè ，yòu kěyǐ chī dàcān le ！ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 50 | 快过年了，我们又能拿红包了！ | It's almost New Year, and we can get red envelopes again! kuài guònián le ，wǒmen yòu néng ná hóngbāo le ！ Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
| 51 | 我一直在学习中文。 | I have been learning Chinese. wǒ yīzhí zài xuéxí zhōngwén 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 52 | 昨天晚上我一直在做作业。 | I have been doing my homework last night. zuótiān wǎnshàng wǒ yīzhí zài zuòzuòyè 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 53 | 老板一直很忙。 | The boss has been very busy. lǎobǎn yīzhí hěn máng 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 54 | 我一直很喜欢你。 | I have always liked you. wǒ yīzhí hěn xǐhuān nǐ 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 55 | 爸爸一直都不抽烟。 | Dad never smokes. bàbà yīzhí dū bù chōuyān 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 56 | 我男朋友一直在中国教英文。 | My boyfriend has been teaching English in China. wǒ nánpéngyǒu yīzhízài zhōngguó jiào yīngwén 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 57 | 18岁以后，他一直一个人住。 | After 18 years old, he lived alone. 18 sùi yǐhòu ， tā yīzhí yīgèrén zhù 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 58 | 你们一直住在一起吗？ | Have you always lived together? nǐmen yīzhí zhù zài yīqǐ ma ？ Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 59 | 北京的空气一直很不好。 | The air in Beijing has always been bad. běijīng de kōngqì yīzhí hěn bù hǎo 。 Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" Subj. + 一直 + Predicate |
| 60 | 他总是迟到。 | He is always late. tā zǒngshì chídào 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 61 | 我总是忘记这个词。 | I always forget this word. wǒ zǒngshì wàngjì zhè gè cí 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 62 | 他总是一个人吃饭。 | He always eats alone. tā zǒngshì yīgèrén chīfàn 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 63 | 你男朋友总是说脏话。 | Your boyfriend always swears. nǐ nánpéngyǒu zǒngshì shuō zānghuà 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 64 | 我的学生总是问我很多有意思的问题。 | My students always ask me many interesting questions. wǒ de xuéshēng zǒngshì wèn wǒ hěnduō yǒuyìsī de wèntí 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 65 | 他总是很累。 | He is always tired. tā zǒngshì hěn lèi 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 66 | 你为什么总是很忙？ | Why are you always busy? nǐ wèishíyāo zǒngshì hěn máng ？ Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 67 | 你家总是很干净。 | Your home is always very clean. nǐ jiā zǒngshì hěn gānjìng 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 68 | 孩子们总是非常开心。 | The children are always very happy. háizǐmen zǒngshì fēicháng kāixīn 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 69 | 我的学生总是特别努力。 | My students always work hard. wǒ de xuéshēng zǒngshì tèbié nǔlì 。 Expressing "always" with "zongshi" Subj. + 总是 + Verb / 总是 + Adv. + Adj. |
| 70 | 他们已经两天没吃东西了。 | They haven't eaten for two days. tāmen yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi chī dōngxī le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 71 | 我们已经十年没见了。 | We haven't seen it in ten years. wǒmen yǐjīng shí nián méi jiàn le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 72 | 他已经一个星期没洗澡了。 | He hasn't bathed in a week. tā yǐjīng yī gè xīngqī méi xǐzǎo le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 73 | 你多长时间没刮胡子了？ | How long have you not shaved? nǐ duō cháng shíjiān méi guā húzǐ le ？ Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 74 | 她半个月没出门了。 | She hasn't been out for half a month. tā bàn gè yuè méi chūmén le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 75 | 你们多久没回家了？ | How long have you not been home? nǐmen duōjǐu méi húijiā le ？ Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 76 | 你多久没休假了？ | How long have you been on vacation? nǐ duōjǐu méi xīujiǎ le ？ Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 77 | 买吧，你已经一年多没买新衣服了。 | Buy it, you have n’t bought new clothes in more than a year. mǎi ba ，nǐ yǐjīng yī nián duō méi mǎi xīn yīfú le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 78 | 你好像很久没这么开心了。 | It seems you haven't been so happy in a long time. nǐ hǎoxiàng hěnjǐu méi zhèyāo kāixīn le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 79 | 我已经十年没来中国了。 | I haven't been to China for ten years. wǒ yǐjīng shí nián méi lái zhōngguó le 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 80 | 我上次来中国是2010年。 | I last came to China in 2010. wǒ shàngcì lái zhōngguó shì 2010 nián 。 Expressing duration of inaction Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 |
| 81 | 你终于到了！ | You are finally here! nǐ zhōngyú dào le ！ Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 82 | 我们终于见面了！ | We finally met! wǒmen zhōngyú jiànmiàn le ！ Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 83 | 你们终于明白了。 | You finally understand. nǐmen zhōngyú míngbái le 。 Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 84 | 作业终于做完了！ | The homework is finally done! zuòyè zhōngyú zuò wán le ！ Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 85 | 飞机终于起飞了！ | The plane finally took off! fēijī zhōngyú qǐfēi le ！ Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 86 | 你们终于决定了。 | You have finally decided. nǐmen zhōngyú juédìng le 。 Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 87 | 饭终于做好了。 | The meal is finally ready. fàn zhōngyú zuò hǎo le 。 Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 88 | 这个愿望终于实现了！ | This wish has finally come true! zhègè yuànwàng zhōngyú shíxiàn le ！ Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 89 | 我们找了两个多小时，终于找到了那家店。 | We searched for more than two hours and finally found the shop. wǒmen zhǎo le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí ，zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà jiā diàn 。 Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 90 | 这些问题终于解决了。 | These problems were finally solved. zhèxiē wèntí zhōngyú jiějué le 。 Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 |
| 91 | 我昨天晚上十一点才到家。 | I didn't get home until eleven o'clock last night. wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng shíyī diǎn cái dào jiā 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 92 | 他二十五岁才上大学。 | He didn't go to college until he was 25 years old. tā èrshí wǔ sùi cái shàng dàxué 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 93 | 她四十岁才结婚。 | She was married at the age of forty. tā sìshí sùi cái jiéhūn 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 94 | 我女儿昨天十二点才睡觉，作业太多了。 | My daughter went to bed at twelve o'clock yesterday and had too much homework. wǒ nv̌ér zuótiān shíèr diǎn cái shùijué ，zuòyè tài duō le 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 95 | 你九点上班，八点半才起床？ | You go to work at nine, and you get up at half past eight? nǐ jǐu diǎn shàngbān ，bā diǎn bàn cái qǐchuáng ？ Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 96 | 飞机刚刚才起飞，晚点了两个小时。 | The plane just took off and was two hours late. fēijī gānggāng cái qǐfēi ，wǎndiǎn le liǎng gè xiǎoshí 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 97 | 电影七点半开始，可是因为堵车，我们八点才到。 | The movie started at 7:30, but we didn't arrive at 8 because of traffic jams. diànyǐng qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ ，kěshì yīnwèi dǔchē ，wǒmen bā diǎn cái dào 。 Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 98 | 你怎么才吃晚饭？ | Why are you having dinner? nǐ zěnyāo cái chī wǎnfàn ？ Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 99 | 你怎么才来？ | Why are you here? nǐ zěnyāo cái lái ？ Expressing lateness with "cai" Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb |
| 100 | 我只有一个哥哥。 | I have only one brother. wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī gè gēgē 。 Expressing "only" with "zhi" 只 + Verb |
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Published 2026-10-07.