HSK Standard Course 2 Vocabulary and Grammar Review

Comprehensive vocabulary and core grammatical concepts extracted directly from the HSK Standard Course 2 lecture and textbook syllabus.

Jiang Liping (姜丽萍)

The lead author of the HSK Standard Course series, compiled under the guidance of the Chinese Tests Center of Hanban and Beijing Language and Culture University Press.

Xu Lin (许琳)

The Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters and Director-General of Hanban who authored the foreword for the HSK Standard Course series on November 16th, 2013.

Post-Methodological Age (后方法时代)

A 21st-century second-language teaching concept that is people-oriented, emphasizes group study and cooperation, and integrates communicative, task-based, and theme-based approaches.

HSK Level 1 Curriculum Standard

The stage of the series designed for Book 1, covering an objective vocabulary of $150$ words across $30\text{--}34$ class hours.

HSK Level 2 Curriculum Standard

The stage of the series designed for Book 2, covering an objective syllabus of $300$ words across $30\text{--}36$ class hours.

Auxiliary Verb '要' (yào)

An auxiliary verb placed before a verb to indicate the desire to do something, whose negative form is typically '不想'.

Adverb of Degree '最' (zuì)

An adverb indicating being the first among things of the same kind or in a particular aspect.

Questions Using '是不是' (shì bu shì)

A question form used before the predicate or at the beginning or end of a sentence when the speaker is fairly certain of a situation and wishes to confirm it.

Pronoun '每' (měi)

A pronoun used before a measure word to refer to each or every individual or group within a whole.

Numeral Classifier '一下' (yíxià)

A classifier placed after a verb indicating an act, attempt, or brief action, equivalent to the reduplicated verb form (AA).

Modal Adverb '真' (zhēn)

An adverb used in the structure '真 + adjective' to express an exclamatory mood meaning 'really' or 'indeed'.

The Structure '是……的' (shì… de)

A grammatical construction used to emphasize the agent of an action when it is already known that the event took place.

Adverb of Time '已经' (yǐjīng)

An adverb used to indicate that an action has been completed or that a state has reached a certain degree.

Adverb '就' (jiù) [Concluding]

An adverb used before a verb to indicate a resolution or conclusion drawn from preceding statements.

Modal Adverb '还' (hái) [Degree]

An adverb used in the structure '还 + adjective' to indicate that something is passable, fairly acceptable, or satisfactory.

Adverbial Modifier '有点儿' (yǒudiǎnr)

A degree modifier used before an adjective or verb typically expressing dissatisfaction, regret, or a negative emotion from the speaker.

Reduplication of Measure Words

The repetition of a measure word (e.g., 个个, 件件, 天天) to denote 'every/each', emphasizing that every member in a given scope shares a specific characteristic, typically followed by '都'.

Verb '离' (lí)

A verb used to denote distance in space, time, or progress toward a purpose.

Pivotal Sentence (兼语句)

A sentence whose predicate consists of two verbal phrases, wherein the object of the first verb serves as the subject of the second, commonly employing causative verbs like '请', '让', or '叫'.

Complements of Result (结果补语)

Verbs or adjectives placed directly after an action verb to describe the outcome or result of the action, negated by placing '没(有)' before the main verb without sentence-final '了'.

Structural Particle '得' (de)

A structural particle placed after a verb or an adjective to introduce a complement of degree or result.

Structural Particle '着' (zhe)

A structural particle attached to a verb to signify the ongoing continuation of an action or a state.

Structural Particle '过' (guò)

A structural particle following a verb used to indicate a past experience that has concluded and does not extend to the present.

Complement of Frequency '次' (cì)

A complement placed after a predicate verb indicating the exact number of times an action has occurred.

Action State Structure '要……了' (yào… le)

A grammatical pattern (realized as 快要……了, 快……了, 就要……了, or 要……了) indicating that an event or action is about to occur; only '就要……了' is used when an explicit adverbial of time is present.

Structure '都……了' (dōu… le)

A construction meaning 'already', typically expressing emphasis, impatience, or mild dissatisfaction.

Chinese Table Manners (中国人的餐桌礼仪)

Dining customs favoring round tables for face-to-face interaction, placing the primary guest to the host's right and second guest to the left, and directing fish heads toward the most honored guest.

Chinese Tea Culture (中国的茶文化)

The seasonal practice and custom of drinking specific teas for health benefits: scented tea in spring, green tea in summer, semi-fermented (oolong/qing) tea in autumn, and black tea in winter.

Spring Festival (春节)

The most significant traditional Chinese holiday marking the New Year, characterized by family reunions, pasting couplets, setting off firecrackers, eating dumplings, watching the Gala, and distributing lucky money.