HSK 3.0 Band 7 Grammar
The redesigned new HSK (CLEC 2021) reorganises proficiency into seven bands. Band 7 covers the super-advanced patterns expected for near-native fluency in literary and academic Chinese.
Adverbs
2 points in this category
Unexpectedly / To One's Surprise
búliào
不料 is a written/literary connector that introduces an outcome the speaker did not anticipate — usually contrasting against the prior clause. It carries a stronger sense of narrative reversal than 没想到. Common in essays, novels, news reports.
No Wonder / That Explains It
nánguài
难怪 (literally "hard to blame") signals that the speaker has just understood the reason for something. Pairs with a previously noted observation and the newly-discovered cause. The cause clause can come before or after.
Conjunctions
3 points in this category
As For / When It Comes To
zhìyú
至于 is a topic-shifting conjunction used to introduce a new but related topic for separate treatment. Distinctly literary — appears in essays, news reporting, and formal speech. Marks a deliberate move from one discussion to another, often to qualify or set aside.
No Matter / Regardless Of
wúlùn…dōu…
A formal-register synonym of 不管…都…, used in writing and official speech. The 无论 clause MUST contain something variable — a question word (什么/谁/怎么), an A-or-B alternative, or 多 + adjective. The 都 in the result clause is non-optional.
Any / All / Without Exception
fánshì…dōu…
凡是 introduces a category and asserts that EVERY member of that category satisfies the predicate — universal quantification. The result clause typically contains 都, 一律, or 必须. More categorical than 所有的 — 凡是 emphasises "without exception".
Particles
1 points in this category