病句找茬
Chinese Grammar Error Practice: Spot the Mistake (病句找茬)
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Test your eye for Chinese grammar with 1,174 curated teaching error examples across HSK 1–4. Each question shows two sentences—one has a word-order, particle or word-choice error, and the other is its minimal correction. Pick the correct sentence and see the rule.
典型病句与解析Sample error-spotting questions and rules
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✗我买了苹果一个。
✓我买了一个苹果。
The quantity phrase 一个 must come before the noun, not after it. (了, HSK 1)
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✗我说话中文。
✓我说中文。
说话 is an intransitive verb-object phrase and cannot take an object like 中文; use 说 + language instead. (说话, HSK 1)
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✗我上课数学。
✓我上数学课。
The subject name goes before 课: 数学课, not after 上课. (课, HSK 2)
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✗我家前面有一个树。
✓我家前面有一棵树。
Trees are counted with the measure word 棵, not 个. (树, HSK 3)
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✗我的书包是黄。
✓我的书包是黄色的。
A color word used as a predicate needs 的 (or 色) after it: 是黄色的. (黄, HSK 3)
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✗我每天做锻炼。
✓我每天锻炼。
锻炼 is already a verb, so 做 cannot be put in front of it; for the noun use 做运动. (锻炼, HSK 3)
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✗咱们明天去公园，你就在家休息吧。
✓我们明天去公园，你就在家休息吧。
咱们 includes the person spoken to, but here 你 is excluded, so use 我们. (咱们, HSK 4)
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✗新生明天要去学校报道。
✓新生明天要去学校报到。
报道 is for news coverage; registering or checking in at a place is 报到. (报道, HSK 4)
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✗我买了一件暖和衣服。
✓我买了一件暖和的衣服。
Two-syllable adjectives like 暖和 normally need 的 before a noun. (暖和, HSK 4)
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✗我戴袜子。
✓我穿袜子。
穿 is used for clothes, shoes, and socks, while 戴 is used for things like hats, glasses, and watches. (袜子, HSK 4)
Common questions
Where do the error questions come from?
They come from the 1,174 reviewed "Common mistakes" entries on our HSK 1–4 word pages. These are AI-assisted teaching examples checked by the SentenceCoach checker before publishing, not submissions collected from real learners.
How is this related to the HSK exam?
Spotting word-order, particle (了/过/的/得) and collocation errors is tested directly in HSK reading and writing, and helps you catch your own mistakes before handing in an exam paper.