Chinese Grammar HSK 2
HSK 2 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Sample cards
已经中午了，他还在睡？
It's noon, is he still sleeping?
yǐjīng zhōngwǔ le ，tā hái zài shùi ？
Continuation with "hai"
Subj. + 还在 + [Verb Phrase]
她还在生气吗？
Is she still angry?
tā hái zài shēngqì ma ？
Continuation with "hai"
Subj. + 还在 + [Verb Phrase]
你怎么还在用那个旧手机？
Why are you still using that old phone?
nǐ zěnyāo hái zài yòng nàgè jìu shǒujī ？
Continuation with "hai"
Subj. + 还在 + [Verb Phrase]
你还在玩游戏？
Are you still playing games?
nǐ hái zài wán yóuxì ？
Continuation with "hai"
Subj. + 还在 + [Verb Phrase]
我让他不要买，他还是买了。
I told him not to buy, he still bought it.
wǒ ràng tā bùyào mǎi ，tā háishì mǎi le 。
Continuation with "hai"
⋯⋯ ，(但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase]
他不想离婚，但是最后还是离婚了。
He didn't want to divorce, but in the end he was divorced.
tā bù xiǎng líhūn ，dànshì zùihòu háishì líhūn le 。
Continuation with "hai"
⋯⋯ ，(但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase]
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