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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 20

周末做什么 Weekends

Zhōumò zuò shénme

Weekend activities. Teaches 一 V1 就 V2 (as soon as V1, V2) and pairs with 总是 + V (always V, habitual).

一起床就跑步 — Run as soon as I get up

  1. 王明 zhōuzuòshénme? What do you do on weekends?
  2. 林雪 chuángjiùgōngyuánpǎo. As soon as I get up, I go run in the park.
  3. 王明 zhēnzǎo! huíjiājiùshuìjiào. So early! I sleep the moment I get home.
  4. 林雪 yùndònghòuhuíjiā, xiūxixiàjiùkāixīn. After running, a little rest at home makes me happy.
  5. 王明 lèilezhōu, dàozhōujiùxiǎngzàitīngdeshāshàngkàndiànshì. I'm tired after a week — once the weekend comes I just want to watch TV on the living-room sofa.
  6. 林雪 kàndiànshìshìàihào. jiāyàng. Watching TV is also a hobby. Everyone is different.

总是周末出去玩 — Always go out on weekends

  1. 王明 zǒngshìzhōuchūwánma? You always go out on weekends?
  2. 林雪 shì. chūwán, zǒngshìkāixīn. Yes. If I don't go out, I'm always unhappy.
  3. 王明 gēnyàng, zhōuzǒngshìzàijiā. I'm different — I'm always home on weekends.
  4. 林雪 zàijiājiùwányóuma? Once you are home, you play games?
  5. 王明 quánshì. kànshū, kàndiànyǐng. Not entirely. I also read books, watch movies.
  6. 林雪 xiàgēngōngyuán, shìxià. Next time come to the park with me — give it a try.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
周末 zhōumò n. weekend (recall ch01)
爱好 àihào n. hobby (recall Bk1)
运动 yùndòng n. sport; exercise (recall Bk2)
跑步 pǎobù v. go for a run
游戏 yóuxì n. game
公园 gōngyuán n. park (recall Bk1)
总是 zǒngshì adv. always
起床 qǐchuáng v. get out of bed (recall Bk1)
回家 huí jiā v. go home (recall Bk1)
休息 xiūxi v. rest (recall Bk1)
睡觉 shuìjiào v. sleep (recall Bk1)
看电影 kàn diànyǐng v. watch a movie (recall ch18)
lèi adj. tired (recall Bk1)
wán v. play; have fun (recall ch18)
电视 diànshì n. TV (recall Bk1)
林雪 Lín Xuě pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
game; play (in 游戏) 游戏 yóuxì — game
industry; major 专业 zhuānyè — major; specialty毕业 bìyè — graduate
tōng through; pass 通过 tōngguò — through; via交通 jiāotōng — traffic; transport

zǒng always; general Viết

9 strokes top-bottom

step (in 跑步) Viết

7 strokes top-bottom

zhōu week (recall Bk2) Nhận biết

8 strokes enclosure

end (in 周末) Nhận biết

5 strokes single

game; play (in 游戏) Nhận biết

6 strokes left-right

紧缩复句: …了…(就)… (三73) Condensed complex sentence: …了…(就)… (三73)

一个动作完成后, 紧接着发生另一个动作, 压缩成一句话 (没有停顿). 他下了课就走 (下课 → 马上走). 我吃了饭就睡. 结构: 动词1 + 了 + (宾语) + 就 + 动词2. 比二级的"一…就…"更强调"前一件做完才做后一件".

One action finishes and another follows immediately, condensed into one clause (no pause). 他下了课就走 (class ends → leaves at once). 我吃了饭就睡. Structure: V1 + 了 + (object) + 就 + V2. Stresses "only after finishing the first does the second happen" — a touch more than Band 2's 一…就….

  • 他下了课就回家. Tā xià le kè jiù huí jiā. He goes home as soon as class ends.
  • 我吃了饭就去图书馆. Wǒ chī le fàn jiù qù túshūguǎn. I'll go to the library right after eating.
  • 周末我起了床就去运动. Zhōumò wǒ qǐ le chuáng jiù qù yùndòng. On weekends I exercise as soon as I get up.
  • 他做完了作业就玩游戏. Tā zuò wán le zuòyè jiù wán yóuxì. He plays games as soon as he finishes homework.

频率副词: 通常 / 往往 / 总是 (三15) Frequency adverbs: 通常 / 往往 / 总是 (三15)

上一课 (grammar-01) 是动作的顺序. 本课三个频率副词: 通常 = 一般情况下 (通常七点起床). 往往 = 经常如此, 带规律性 (周末往往很忙). 总是 = 每次都, 一直 (他总是迟到). 都放在动词前. 往往 多用于客观规律, 总是 语气更强.

Grammar-01 was action order. Three frequency adverbs: 通常 = usually / as a rule (通常七点起床). 往往 = tends to, with a pattern (周末往往很忙). 总是 = always, every time (他总是迟到). All before the verb. 往往 states an objective tendency; 总是 is stronger.

  • 我通常七点起床. Wǒ tōngcháng qī diǎn qǐchuáng. I usually get up at seven.
  • 周末往往很忙. Zhōumò wǎngwǎng hěn máng. Weekends tend to be busy.
  • 他总是来得很早. Tā zǒngshì lái de hěn zǎo. He always comes early.
  • 冬天往往很冷. Dōngtiān wǎngwǎng hěn lěng. Winter tends to be cold.

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