HSK 2

Lesson 7 · 他篮球打得很好

What you'll learn

Talk about regular sports, use `一...就...` for two closely linked actions, and use state complements to describe how an action is done.

About 30 min
Two students chatting by a campus court with a basketball and water cup.
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Listen and Read

Go exercise after class while practicing immediate sequence and the `得` complement.

小安
你一下课就去球场吗?
Nǐ yí xià kè jiù qù qiú chǎng ma?
Do you go to the court as soon as class ends?
小周
对,我下课后在球场练篮球。
Duì, wǒ xià kè hòu zài qiú chǎng liàn lán qiú.
Yes, I practice basketball on the court after class.
小安
我也想去,可以吗?
Wǒ yě xiǎng qù, kě yǐ ma?
I want to go too. Is that okay?
小周
可以。你足球踢得很好,篮球也会打吧?
Kě yǐ. Nǐ zú qiú tī de hěn hǎo, lán qiú yě huì dǎ ba?
Yes. You play soccer well, so you can play basketball too, right?
小安
我打得不太好,但是想练练。
Wǒ dǎ de bú tài hǎo, dàn shì xiǎng liàn liàn.
I do not play very well, but I want to practice a little.
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Core Words

These words support the dialogue, grammar, and practice in this lesson.

篮球
lán qiú
basketball
足球
zú qiú
soccer
跑步
pǎo bù
to run
to play; to hit
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Core Words

Recognize these for context; they are not the main practice focus.

游泳
yóu yǒng
to swim
wǎng
toward
cóng
from
运动
yùn dòng
sports; exercise
球场
qiú chǎng
sports court
4

Learning Note

`从` marks the starting point, and `往` marks the direction: `从学校往球场跑`. Besides basketball and soccer, you can also talk about swimming.

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Pattern: `一 + 动作1 + 就 + 动作2`

一 + 动作1 + 就 + 动作2

Use `一...就...` when the second action happens right after the first one.

我一回家就做饭。
Wǒ yì huí jiā jiù zuò fàn.
I cook as soon as I get home.
他一下课就去打篮球。
Tā yí xià kè jiù qù dǎ lán qiú.
He goes to play basketball as soon as class ends.
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Pattern: `动词 + 得 + 状态`

动词 + 得 + 状态

Use `得` to connect an action with how well it is done. If there is an object, the object often comes before the verb phrase, as in `篮球打得很好`.

他篮球打得很好。
Tā lán qiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.
He plays basketball very well.
我跑步跑得不快。
Wǒ pǎo bù pǎo de bú kuài.
I do not run fast.
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Quick Practice

Recognize the state complement.

Which sentence means `He plays basketball very well.`

He plays basketball very well.

8

Quick Practice

Recognize `一...就...`.

Which sentence means `He goes to play basketball as soon as class ends.`

He goes to play basketball as soon as class ends.