03
HSK 3
Master 600 words and intermediate communication skills.
Core Vocabulary
Discover essential HSK 3 words to expand your lexicon.
Featured Grammar
Master these core HSK 3 grammar patterns.
Set Phrases '看上去' / '看起来'
The structures '看上去' (kànshàngqù) and '看起来' (kànqǐlái) are essential HSK 3.0 tools for expressing a speaker's perception or estimation based on visual evidence. They are used to describe the appearance or state of people and objects, making your Mandarin sound more nuanced and analytical.
Subject + 看上去/看起来 + Adjective/Verb PhraseNon-Interrogative Use of Interrogative Pronouns (1)
In Mandarin, interrogative pronouns like '什么' (what) or '哪儿' (where) can be used in declarative sentences to refer to indefinite or unspecified entities. This allows you to say things like 'somewhere' or 'someone', which is fundamental for casual conversation and storytelling.
Subject + Interrogative Pronoun + Verb...Multiple Attributives
Mandarin allows for multiple attributives to modify a single noun, following a specific hierarchical order: ownership, time/location, action, and characteristic. Mastering this order is crucial for building complex, detailed sentences that describe people and things with high precision.
(Possessive) + (Time/Location) + (Action/State) + (Adjective) + Noun