GCSE Chinese (Mandarin)₈₆₇₃

The grammar requirements for GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) are set out in two tiers: Foundation Tier and Higher Tier.

GCSE students will be expected to have acquired knowledge and understanding of Chinese (Mandarin) grammar during their course. In the exam they will be required to apply their knowledge and understanding, appropriate to the relevant tier of entry, drawing from the following lists. The examples in brackets are indicative, not exclusive. For structures marked (R), only receptive knowledge is required.

Students will be expected to develop and use their knowledge and understanding of this grammar progressively throughout their course.

3.3.1 Foundation Tier

3.3.1.1 Nouns

noun suffixes: 子，家，员

3.3.1.2 Measure words

the following measure words: 个，岁，年，只，天，本，口

with 每 to mean 'every'

3.3.1.3 Adjectives/ stative verbs

as predicate: positive and negative

with modifiers: 很，非常

modification of nouns with or without 的

with 了 to imply limits have been passed

with 了 to imply a new situation

stative verbs as adverbs (好吃，难学)

3.3.1.4 Exclamations and interjections

太 … 了

真

3.3.1.5 Comparatives

use of 比

use of 比较 + adjective

use of 最

use of 跟/和一样 to state similarity

3.3.1.6 Adverbs

非常，常常，一定，也，还 , 就

3.3.1.7 Pronouns

all personal pronouns, singular and plural

personal pronouns with 的

demonstrative pronouns 这，那

大家

3.3.1.8 Verbs

the verb 是 (to be), positive and negative

the verb 有 (to have), positive and negative

simple sentences with verb and object, positive and negative

verb-object type verbs (唱歌，跳舞etc.)

verbs of motion, methods of transport, purpose in coming and going

modal verbs: 会，想，要，应该，可以

future intention: 打算

attitude: 喜欢，爱

actions in progress: 在，正在

requests: 请

completed actions: 了

experiential suffix: 过

complements of direction, degree and manner

3.3.1.9 Prepositions/ co-verbs

从，到，在，用, 坐

3.3.1.10 Interrogatives

questions using 吗

choice type questions

questions using 还是

questions using the following interrogatives: 什么，谁，哪儿，为什么， 怎么，几，哪个，什么时候，怎么，怎么样，多少，多大，几岁，

tag questions using 呢，吧

3.3.1.11 Location

giving location using 在

giving location using 是

positional phrases using 的（墙上的画）

3.3.1.12 Conjunctions

joining nouns to nouns: 和

saying 'with' 和，跟

subjects in parallel 都

虽然 ….但是……

因为 … 所以 ….

也 …. 也 ….

又 …. 又 ….

先 …. 然后/再 ….

如果/要是… 就 …

一边 … 一边 …

… 的时候

3.3.1.13 Number, quality, dates and time

all numbers up to 1 million

ordinal numbers using 第

stating quantities

giving the time and date

currencies and prices

giving the length of time

word order when using time expressions

3.3.2 Higher Tier

3.3.2.1 Nouns

noun suffixes: 儿，者

3.3.2.2 Measure words

条，家，次，些，杯，张，

reduplication of measure words

3.3.2.3 Adjectives/ stative verbs

adjectives with 得多/极了/不得了

adjective/stative verb + verb as adjective eg 好吃/好听/好看/难看

3.3.2.4 Comparatives

comparative sentences with quantities

3.3.2.5 Adverbs

经常，从来，从来不

3.3.2.6 Pronouns

自己

3.3.2.7 Verbs

modal verbs: 得，必须，一定，能

negative of 必须：不用，不必

future intention: 准备

imminent action: 了

use of 得 to describe how an action is carried out

use of 给

reduplication of verbs

iImperatives (positive and negative)

resultative verb complements (看见，看不见)

reported speech: 听说，妈妈说 …

topic/comment type sentence

是 plus stative verb for emphasis

3.3.2.8 Interrogatives

questions using the following interrogatives: 多远，多长时间，多久

indirect questions

interrogatives used to express inclusiveness/exclusiveness

interrogatives used indefinitely

3.3.2.9 Location

use of 离 to state proximity or remoteness between two locations

3.3.2.10 Conjunctions

'Or' in statements using 或，或者

一…. 就 …….

不但 … 而且 ….

除了 …. 以外 …..

越 .… 越 ….

而且

不过

那么

因此

为了