HSK 1-5 Particles

The point of this page is to show you HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 particles combined in one list. Click on column headers to re-sort each table.

HSK 1-5 Particles

Chinese Pinyin English HSK Level
de [structural particle] HSK 1
le [aspectual particle] HSK 1
ma [question particle] HSK 1
ne [question particle] HSK 1
ba [modal particle for suggestions] HSK 2
de [structural particle used after a verb] HSK 2
guo [aspectual particle to indicate experience] HSK 2
zhe [aspectual particle indicating a continuous state] HSK 2
de [structural particle used before a verb or adjective] HSK 3
a [sentence-final modal particle] HSK 3
děng etc. HSK 4
ya [modal particle equivalent often used to express surprise or enthusiasm] HSK 4
zhī [possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的] HSK 4
suǒ [particle introducing a clause] HSK 5

See also