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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 2 · Chapter 39

如果有时间就去 If I have time, I'll go

Rúguǒ yǒu shíjiān jiù qù

Fang Hong and Huang An plan the weekend. Vocab: 如果 / 就 / 的话 / 只要 / 才 + 决定 / 选择 + 一定 / 也许 revisits. Introduces 假设复句 (二66) + 条件复句 (二67).

Hội thoại

周末的安排 — Weekend plan

方红黄huáng安ān, 周zhōu末mò有yǒu计jì划huà吗ma? Huang An, any weekend plans?
黄安不bù一yí定dìng. 如rú果guǒ有yǒu时shí间jiān, 就jiù去qù公gōng园yuán走zǒu走zǒu. Not sure. If I have time, I'll walk in the park.
方红我wǒ也yě想xiǎng去qù! 我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ去qù, 好hǎo不bu好hǎo? I want to go too! Let's go together, OK?
黄安好hǎo. 不bú过guò我wǒ没méi决jué定dìng时shí间jiān. 你nǐ忙máng的de话huà, 你nǐ说shuō时shí间jiān. OK. But I haven't fixed the time. If you're busy, you pick.
方红那nà六liù号hào上shàng午wǔ十shí点diǎn, 怎zěn么me样yàng? How about the 6th at 10am?
黄安可kě以yǐ. 只zhǐ要yào那nà天tiān不bú下xià雨yǔ, 我wǒ们men就jiù去qù. Sure. As long as it doesn't rain that day, we'll go.

Hội thoại

选择和决定 — Choice and decision

方红黄huáng安ān, 我wǒ有yǒu一yí个gè问wèn题tí. 我wǒ应yīng该gāi选xuǎn A 还hái是shì选xuǎn B? Huang An, a question — should I choose A or B?
黄安看kàn你nǐ. 如rú果guǒ你nǐ想xiǎng试shì新xīn东dōng西xī, 就jiù选xuǎn B. 如rú果guǒ想xiǎng做zuò以yǐ前qián的de, 就jiù选xuǎn A. Up to you. If you want to try something new, choose B. For familiar, choose A.
方红我wǒ看kàn选xuǎn择zé B 也yě许xǔ太tài困kùn难nán. I think choosing B might be too hard.
黄安困kùn难nán的de话huà, 你nǐ才cái有yǒu进jìn步bù. 只zhǐ要yào你nǐ努nǔ力lì, 一yí定dìng会huì做zuò好hǎo. If it's hard, that's when you grow. As long as you try, you'll do well.
方红我wǒ决jué定dìng了le. 选xuǎn B. I've decided. Choosing B.
黄安太tài好hǎo了le. 我wǒ也yě是shì这zhè样yàng想xiǎng的de. Good. I thought so too.

Hội thoại

一定还是也许 — Definitely or maybe

方红黄huáng安ān, 你nǐ周zhōu末mò一yí定dìng来lái吗ma? Huang An, are you definitely coming on the weekend?
黄安一yí定dìng. 不bú过guò如rú果guǒ下xià雨yǔ的de话huà, 也yě许xǔ我wǒ们men就jiù去qù看kàn电diàn影yǐng. Definitely. But if it rains, maybe we'll see a film instead.
方红电diàn影yǐng也yě好hǎo! 看kàn哪nǎ个gè的de可kě能néng性xìng大dà? A film's nice too! Which is more likely?
黄安这zhè个ge不bù一yí定dìng. 看kàn天tiān气qì. 我wǒ们men星xīng期qī五wǔ再zài决jué定dìng. Hard to say. Depends on weather. Let's decide Friday.
方红好hǎo. 我wǒ先xiān准zhǔn备bèi两liǎng个gè选xuǎn择zé. OK. I'll prepare two options.
黄安太tài好hǎo了le. 谢xiè谢xiè你nǐ的de安ān排pái. Great. Thanks for arranging.

Từ vựng

汉字	Pinyin	Từ loại	Nghĩa
如果	rúguǒ	conj.	if (二66)
就	jiù	adv.	then (二66 partner)
的话	de huà	aux.	"if X were the case…" (二35)
只要	zhǐyào	conj.	as long as (二67)
才	cái	adv.	only then (二20)
一定	yídìng	adv.	definitely (Bk2 revisit)
也许	yěxǔ	adv.	perhaps (Bk2 revisit, contrast with 一定)
可能性	kěnéngxìng	n.	possibility
决定	juédìng	v./n.	decide; decision
选择	xuǎnzé	v./n.	choose; choice

Chữ mới

汉字	Pinyin	Nghĩa
选	xuǎn	choose (in 选择) 选择 xuǎnzé — choose; choice
择	zé	choose (in 选择) 选择 xuǎnzé — choose; choice
性	xìng	-ness (in 可能性 / 重要性) 可能性 kěnéngxìng — possibility性格 xìnggé — personality; character

Chữ Hán — viết & nhận biết

如

rú if; like (in 如果) Viết

6 strokes left-right radical 女

Modern: "if / like / as." Anchors 如果 (if, this chapter).

果

guǒ fruit; result (revisit ch7; in 如果) Viết

8 strokes top-bottom

才

cái only then (二20; in 才有 / 才会) Viết

3 strokes standalone

Modern: "only then / barely / talent." Anchors the 二20 emphasis adverb. 困难的话, 才有进步 ("only when it's hard do you grow").

决

jué decide (in 决定) Viết

6 strokes left-right

只

zhǐ only (Level 2; in 只要) Nhận biết

5 strokes top-bottom

选

xuǎn choose (in 选择) Nhận biết

9 strokes enclosure radical 辶

择

zé choose (in 选择) Nhận biết

8 strokes left-right radical 扌

性

xìng -ness (in 可能性 / 重要性) Nhận biết

8 strokes left-right radical 忄

时

shí time (Level 1 + Bk2 ch3 revisit) Nhận biết

7 strokes left-right radical 日

Ngữ pháp

假设 / 条件复句 — 如果…就… / 只要…就… / …的话 Hypothetical & conditional compounds

本课三种相关的"假设 / 条件"句型. (1) 如果 X, (那) 就 Y (二66): 表"如果 X 是真的, 就 Y". 例: 如果有时间, 就去. (2) 只要 X, 就 Y (二67): 表"X 是足够的条件 / 必要的条件就 Y". 例: 只要努力, 就有进步. (3) X 的话, (那) 就 Y (二35): "X 的话" 是软化版的"如果 X". 例: 你忙的话, 就以后再说. 关键: 三种都用"就"做第二句的开头. "就"在这里表"那么"——条件触发的结果. 注意: "如果"句的"就"有时省略 (如果有时间, 我们去 — 也行). 但在条件 / 假设句开始, 学生加"就"为佳.

Three related hypothetical/conditional compounds: (1) 如果 X, 就 Y (二66): "if X then Y." Example: 如果有时间, 就去 (if I have time, I'll go). (2) 只要 X, 就 Y (二67): "as long as X, then Y" — necessary/sufficient condition. Example: 只要努力, 就有进步. (3) X 的话, 就 Y (二35): "if X were the case, then Y" — softer than 如果. Example: 你忙的话, 就以后再说. ALL THREE use 就 for the result clause. KEY: 就 here means "then" — the trigger for the result. NOTE: 如果 sentences sometimes drop 就 in casual speech (如果有时间, 我们去 — also fine). Beginners do better keeping 就.

如果有时间, 就去. Rúguǒ yǒu shíjiān, jiù qù. If I have time, I'll go.
只要努力, 就有进步. Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù yǒu jìnbù. As long as you try, there's progress.
你忙的话, 就以后再说. Nǐ máng de huà, jiù yǐhòu zài shuō. If you're busy, we'll talk later.
我决定了: 一定去. Wǒ juédìng le: yídìng qù. I've decided: definitely going.

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