HSK Grammar Words: Demonstrative

The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 26 words as demonstrative. Each is listed under the HSK level whose grammar introduces it, which is sometimes lower than the level of the word itself.

All grammar words · tone adverb (53) · measure word (44) · time adverb (43) · clause connector (33) · degree adverb (31) · demonstrative (26) · direction noun (24) · scope adverb (20) · frequency adverb (18) · personal pronoun (17) · preposition: target (15) · manner adverb (14) · question word (14) · separable verb (13) · attitude adverb (11) · conjunction (11) · modal verb (11) · preposition: basis (11) · sentence-final particle (11) · verbal measure word (11) · linking adverb (7) · negation (7) · preposition: time, place (7) · preposition: agent, object (6) · preposition: direction (5) · structural particle (5) · particle (4) · preposition: purpose, cause (4) · time measure word (4) · aspect particle (3) · numeral (3) · interjection (2) · preposition: exclusion (2) · preposition: time (1)

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HSK 1

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
本	běn	measure word; demonstrative	this; the current; original; inherent; root; stem; origin; source; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc.
那	nà	demonstrative; clause connector	that (pronoun); then (in that case)
别的	bié de	demonstrative	else; other
有的	yǒu de	demonstrative	some (that exist)
这	zhè	demonstrative	this; these
这些	zhè xiē	demonstrative	these
这儿	zhè r	demonstrative	here
这里	zhè lǐ	demonstrative	here
那些	nà xiē	demonstrative	those
那儿	nà r	demonstrative	there
那里	nà li	demonstrative	there; that place

HSK 2

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
该	gāi	modal verb; demonstrative	should; ought to; to deserve; to owe; probably; must be; it is one's turn; that; the above-mentioned
这么	zhè me	demonstrative	so much, this much; like this, this way
这样	zhè yàng	demonstrative	like this, this way; such, this kind of
那么	nà me	demonstrative	so; like that; in that way; about; or so (in that case)
那样	nà yàng	demonstrative	that kind; that sort

HSK 3

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
任何	rèn hé	demonstrative	any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever
各	gè	demonstrative	each; every
各位	gè wèi	demonstrative	everybody; all of you
各种	gè zhǒng	demonstrative	various; all kinds of
每	měi	demonstrative	each; every

HSK 5

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
如此	rú cǐ	demonstrative	like this; so; such
彼此	bǐ cǐ	demonstrative	each other; one another

HSK 6

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
此	cǐ	demonstrative	this; these

HSK 7–9

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
兹	zī	demonstrative	now; here; this
另	lìng	demonstrative	other; another; separate; separately

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