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HSK 3

Lesson 9 · 打不好没关系

What you'll learn

Encourage practice in sports with purpose clauses, potential complements, and `越A越B`.

About 36 min
A cute cartoon sports court with two students practicing badminton and encouraging each other.
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Listen and Read

Encourage a friend who worries about playing badly.

小林
明天的羽毛球比赛我可能打不好。
Míng tiān de yǔ máo qiú bǐ sài wǒ kě néng dǎ bù hǎo.
I may not play well in tomorrow’s badminton match.
小雨
打不好没关系，我们是为了练习。
Dǎ bù hǎo méi guān xì, wǒ men shì wèi le liàn xí.
It is okay if you do not play well. We are doing it for practice.
小林
可是我一紧张，球就接不住。
Kě shì wǒ yì jǐn zhāng, qiú jiù jiē bú zhù.
But once I get nervous, I cannot catch the shuttle.
小雨
你越练越会放松，得分也会越来越多。
Nǐ yuè liàn yuè huì fàng sōng, dé fēn yě huì yuè lái yuè duō.
The more you practice, the more relaxed you will become, and you will score more and more.
小林
好，那我今天再自己练练。
Hǎo, nà wǒ jīn tiān zài zì jǐ liàn liàn.
Okay, then I will practice by myself again today.
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Core Words

Practice the words that carry this lesson's dialogue, patterns, and final question.

羽毛球
yǔ máo qiú
badminton
比赛
bǐ sài
match; competition
练
liàn
to practice
紧张
jǐn zhāng
nervous
得分
dé fēn
to score
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Pattern: Purpose with `为了`

为了 + purpose，sentence

`为了` introduces the purpose of an action.

为了比赛，他每天练习。
Wèi le bǐ sài, tā měi tiān liàn xí.
For the competition, he practices every day.
我们为了健康去跑步。
Wǒ men wèi le jiàn kāng qù pǎo bù.
We go running for our health.
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Pattern: Potential Complement

verb + 得/不 + complement

A potential complement says whether conditions allow a result to happen.

这个球我接得住。
Zhè ge qiú wǒ jiē dé zhù.
I can catch this ball.
太远了，我看不清楚。
Tài yuǎn le, wǒ kàn bù qīng chǔ.
It is too far. I cannot see it clearly.
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Pattern: `越A越B`

越 + verb/adjective + 越 + adjective/verb

`越A越B` shows that one change grows together with another change.

你越练越放松。
Nǐ yuè liàn yuè fàng sōng.
The more you practice, the more relaxed you become.
天气越冷，运动前越要热身。
Tiān qì yuè lěng, yùn dòng qián yuè yào rè shēn.
The colder the weather, the more you need to warm up before exercise.
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Learning Note

`没关系` lowers pressure.

Use `没关系` when someone is worried about doing something badly. It makes encouragement sound natural and kind.

7

Practice

Choose the potential complement.

You cannot catch the shuttle when you are nervous.

Which sentence is correct?

8

Practice

Choose the purpose sentence.

You practice badminton for tomorrow’s match.

Which sentence uses `为了` naturally?