diff --git a/src/parser/MatchPath.h b/src/parser/MatchPath.h
index 487ad0dba8b..e22e4027191 100644
--- a/src/parser/MatchPath.h
+++ b/src/parser/MatchPath.h
@@ -218,12 +218,13 @@ class MatchNodeLabelList final {
 
 class MatchNode final {
  public:
-  MatchNode(const std::string& alias, MatchNodeLabelList* labels, Expression* props = nullptr) {
+  MatchNode(const std::string& alias = "",
+            MatchNodeLabelList* labels = nullptr,
+            Expression* props = nullptr) {
     alias_ = alias;
     labels_.reset(labels);
     props_ = static_cast<MapExpression*>(props);
   }
-  MatchNode() = default;
 
   void setAlias(const std::string& alias) {
     alias_ = alias;
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.yy b/src/parser/parser.yy
index a969625f581..42263072809 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/src/parser/parser.yy
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Bison options
 %language "C++"
-%skeleton "glr.cc"
-%glr-parser
-%no-lines
+%skeleton "lalr1.cc"
+%no-lines 
 %locations
 %define api.namespace { nebula }
 %define api.parser.class { GraphParser }
@@ -217,10 +216,11 @@ using namespace nebula;
 %token KW_MERGE KW_DIVIDE KW_RENAME
 
 /* symbols */
-%token L_PAREN R_PAREN L_BRACKET R_BRACKET L_BRACE R_BRACE COMMA
-%token PIPE ASSIGN
-%token DOT DOT_DOT COLON QM SEMICOLON L_ARROW R_ARROW AT
-%token ID_PROP TYPE_PROP SRC_ID_PROP DST_ID_PROP RANK_PROP INPUT_REF DST_REF SRC_REF
+%token L_PAREN R_PAREN L_BRACKET R_BRACKET L_BRACE R_BRACE COMMA 
+       MINUS_L_BRACKET R_BRACKET_MINUS L_ARROW_L_BRACKET R_BRACKET_R_ARROW PIPE
+       MINUS_MINUS MINUS_R_ARROW L_ARROW_MINUS L_ARROW_R_ARROW ASSIGN DOT DOT_DOT
+       COLON QM SEMICOLON L_ARROW R_ARROW AT ID_PROP TYPE_PROP 
+       SRC_ID_PROP DST_ID_PROP RANK_PROP INPUT_REF DST_REF SRC_REF
 
 /* token type specification */
 %token <boolval> BOOL
@@ -747,10 +747,10 @@ constant_expression
     ;
 
 compound_expression
-    : match_path_pattern_expression %dprec 2 {
+    : match_path_pattern_expression {
         $$ = $1;
     }
-    | parenthesized_expression %dprec 1 {
+    | parenthesized_expression {
         $$ = $1;
     }
     | property_expression {
@@ -1797,9 +1797,15 @@ match_path_list
     }
 
 match_node
-    : L_PAREN match_alias R_PAREN {
-        $$ = new MatchNode(*$2, nullptr, nullptr);
-        delete $2;
+    : L_PAREN R_PAREN {
+        $$ = new MatchNode();
+    }
+    | parenthesized_expression {
+        auto& e = $1;
+        if (e->kind() != Expression::Kind::kLabel) {
+            throw nebula::GraphParser::syntax_error(@1, "Invalid node pattern");
+        }
+        $$ = new MatchNode(static_cast<LabelExpression*>(e)->name(), nullptr, nullptr);
     }
     | L_PAREN match_alias match_node_label_list R_PAREN {
         $$ = new MatchNode(*$2, $3, nullptr);
@@ -1841,31 +1847,40 @@ match_alias
     ;
 
 match_edge
-    : MINUS match_edge_prop MINUS {
+    : MINUS_MINUS {
+        $$ = new MatchEdge(nullptr, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::BOTH);
+    }
+    | MINUS_R_ARROW {
+        $$ = new MatchEdge(nullptr, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::OUT_EDGE);
+    }
+    | L_ARROW_MINUS {
+        $$ = new MatchEdge(nullptr, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::IN_EDGE);
+    }
+    | L_ARROW_R_ARROW {
+        $$ = new MatchEdge(nullptr, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::BOTH);
+    } 
+    | MINUS_L_BRACKET match_edge_prop R_BRACKET_MINUS {
         $$ = new MatchEdge($2, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::BOTH);
     }
-    | MINUS match_edge_prop R_ARROW {
+    | MINUS_L_BRACKET match_edge_prop R_BRACKET_R_ARROW {
         $$ = new MatchEdge($2, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::OUT_EDGE);
     }
-    | L_ARROW match_edge_prop MINUS {
+    | L_ARROW_L_BRACKET match_edge_prop R_BRACKET_MINUS {
         $$ = new MatchEdge($2, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::IN_EDGE);
     }
-    | L_ARROW match_edge_prop R_ARROW {
+    | L_ARROW_L_BRACKET match_edge_prop R_BRACKET_R_ARROW {
         $$ = new MatchEdge($2, storage::cpp2::EdgeDirection::BOTH);
     }
     ;
 
 match_edge_prop
-    : %empty {
-        $$ = nullptr;
-    }
-    | L_BRACKET match_alias opt_match_edge_type_list match_step_range R_BRACKET {
-        $$ = new MatchEdgeProp(*$2, $3, $4, nullptr);
-        delete $2;
+    : match_alias opt_match_edge_type_list match_step_range {
+        $$ = new MatchEdgeProp(*$1, $2, $3, nullptr);
+        delete $1;
     }
-    | L_BRACKET match_alias opt_match_edge_type_list match_step_range map_expression R_BRACKET {
-        $$ = new MatchEdgeProp(*$2, $3, $4, $5);
-        delete $2;
+    | match_alias opt_match_edge_type_list match_step_range map_expression {
+        $$ = new MatchEdgeProp(*$1, $2, $3, $4);
+        delete $1;
     }
     ;
 
diff --git a/src/parser/scanner.lex b/src/parser/scanner.lex
index cbc40b42b17..283302135ab 100644
--- a/src/parser/scanner.lex
+++ b/src/parser/scanner.lex
@@ -357,6 +357,16 @@ LABEL_FULL_WIDTH            {CN_EN_FULL_WIDTH}{CN_EN_NUM_FULL_WIDTH}*
 
 "<-"                        { return TokenType::L_ARROW; }
 "->"                        { return TokenType::R_ARROW; }
+
+"-["                        { return TokenType::MINUS_L_BRACKET; }
+"]-"                        { return TokenType::R_BRACKET_MINUS; }
+"<-["                       { return TokenType::L_ARROW_L_BRACKET; }
+"]->"                       { return TokenType::R_BRACKET_R_ARROW; }
+"--"                        { return TokenType::MINUS_MINUS; }
+"-->"                       { return TokenType::MINUS_R_ARROW; }
+"<--"                       { return TokenType::L_ARROW_MINUS; }
+"<-->"                      { return TokenType::L_ARROW_R_ARROW; }
+
 "_id"                       { return TokenType::ID_PROP; }
 "_type"                     { return TokenType::TYPE_PROP; }
 "_src"                      { return TokenType::SRC_ID_PROP; }
diff --git a/tests/tck/features/match/Unwind.feature b/tests/tck/features/match/Unwind.feature
index dc55a12d8e0..e4275af6e4d 100644
--- a/tests/tck/features/match/Unwind.feature
+++ b/tests/tck/features/match/Unwind.feature
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Feature: Unwind clause
     Then a SyntaxError should be raised at runtime: syntax error near `WITH'
     When executing query:
       """
-      MATCH (a:player {name:"Tim Duncan"}) - [e:like] -> (b)
+      MATCH (a:player {name:"Tim Duncan"})-[e:like]->(b)
       UNWIND count(b) as num
       RETURN  num
       """
diff --git a/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.IntVid.feature b/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.IntVid.feature
index a6245d18a08..89012b44f1e 100644
--- a/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.IntVid.feature
+++ b/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.IntVid.feature
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Feature: Yield Sentence
       | -9223372036854775808 |
     When executing query:
       """
-      YIELD --9223372036854775808
+      YIELD - -9223372036854775808
       """
     Then a SemanticError should be raised at runtime: result of -(-9223372036854775808) cannot be represented as an integer
     When executing query:
@@ -656,10 +656,10 @@ Feature: Yield Sentence
   Scenario: WithComment
     When executing query:
       """
-      YIELD 1--1
+      YIELD 1- -1
       """
     Then the result should be, in any order:
-      | (1--(1)) |
+      | (1- -(1)) |
       | 2        |
 
   Scenario: deduce typecase
diff --git a/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.feature b/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.feature
index db9ad24b36c..726ad808a12 100644
--- a/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.feature
+++ b/tests/tck/features/yield/yield.feature
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Feature: Yield Sentence
       | -9223372036854775808 |
     When executing query:
       """
-      YIELD --9223372036854775808
+      YIELD - -9223372036854775808
       """
     Then a SemanticError should be raised at runtime: result of -(-9223372036854775808) cannot be represented as an integer
     When executing query:
@@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ Feature: Yield Sentence
   Scenario: WithComment
     When executing query:
       """
-      YIELD 1--1
+      YIELD 1- -1
       """
     Then the result should be, in any order, with relax comparison:
-      | (1--(1)) |
+      | (1- -(1)) |
       | 2        |
 
   Scenario: deduce typecase