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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 38

做运动 Exercising

Zuò yùndòng

林雪 and 王明 pick a workout. Teaches 不是 X 而是 Y (correction) and 宁可 X 也不 Y (preference).

不是跑步, 而是游泳 — Not running, but swimming

  1. 王明 gǎnmàohǎolema? jīntiānmenpǎoháishìqiú? Is your cold better? Run or play ball today?
  2. 林雪 shìpǎo, érshìyóuyǒng. xiǎngyóuyǒng. Not running — swimming. I want to swim.
  3. 王明 yóuyǒng? qiánhuì, jiàoba. Swim? I can't — teach me.
  4. 林雪 guǎnyǒuyóuyǒngdefāng, měizhōusāndōukāi. The sports centre has a pool — open Wednesdays.
  5. 王明 yóuyǒngshìtàilèideyùndòngba? Swimming isn't too tiring, right?
  6. 林雪 shìtàilèi, érshìhěnshū, duōyùndòngjiùróngshēngbìng. Not tiring — actually comfortable. Exercising more makes you less likely to get sick.

宁可累, 也不停 — Rather tired than stop

  1. 王明 nìnglèi, tíngyùndòng. I'd rather be tired than stop exercising.
  2. 林雪 nìngzǎowǎnshuìma? Do you also rather get up early than stay up late?
  3. 王明 shì. nìngzǎochūchēzàijiātǎngzhe. Yes. I'd rather go for a bike ride than lie around at home.
  4. 林雪 nìngměitiānchūhànyàoxīngdòng. I'd rather sweat daily than not move all week.
  5. 王明 yàoshitiāntiānjiānchí, shēnjiùdìngyuèláiyuèhǎo. If you keep at it every day, your health is sure to get better and better.
  6. 林雪 hǎo. wèilejiànkāng, wèijiārén, menguǎn. OK. For our health, and for our families, let's go to the gym together.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
运动 yùndòng n. exercise; sport (recall ch36)
游泳 yóuyǒng v. swim
打球 dǎ qiú v. play ball games
骑车 qí chē v. ride a bike
体育馆 tǐyùguǎn n. gym; sports hall
lèi adj. tired (recall Bk1)
宁可 nìngkě adv. would rather
而是 érshì conj. but rather (in 不是...而是)
选择 xuǎnzé v. choose (recall ch30)
每周 měi zhōu adv. every week
认真 rènzhēn adj. serious (recall ch29)
坚持 jiānchí adj. persist (recall ch25)
出汗 chū hàn n. sweat
舒服 shūfu adj. comfortable (recall ch29)
林雪 Lín Xuě pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
(in 体育馆 = gym; sports hall) 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; sports hall
nìng (in 宁可 = would rather) 宁可 nìngkě — would rather
tíng
ride (in 骑车) 骑车 qí chē — ride a bike

dòng move (recall Bk1) Viết

6 strokes left-right

qiú ball (in 打球) Nhận biết

11 strokes left-right

ride (in 骑车) Nhận biết

11 strokes left-right

body (in 体育) Nhận biết

7 strokes left-right

要是 … , 就 … — 假设复句 (三69) 要是 … , 就 … — hypothetical sentence (三69)

要是 X, 就 Y 表示假设: 如果 X 发生, 就会 / 要 Y. 要是天气好, 我就去跑步. "要是"是"如果"的口语版, 三级常用. 后一分句用"就"呼应. 否定: 要是不 X, 就 Y (要是不累, 就多运动一会儿).

要是 X, 就 Y is a hypothetical: if X happens, then Y. 要是天气好, 我就去跑步. 要是 is the colloquial form of 如果, common in Band 3, with 就 echoing in the second clause. Negative: 要是不 X, 就 Y.

  • 要是天气好, 我就去跑步. Yàoshi tiānqì hǎo, wǒ jiù qù pǎobù. If the weather's good, I'll go running.
  • 要是不忙, 就多运动一会儿. Yàoshi bù máng, jiù duō yùndòng yíhuìr. If you're not busy, exercise a bit more.
  • 要是下雨, 我就在家运动. Yàoshi xià yǔ, wǒ jiù zài jiā yùndòng. If it rains, I'll exercise at home.
  • 要是累了, 就休息一下. Yàoshi lèi le, jiù xiūxi yíxià. If you're tired, take a rest.

介词 为² — 为某人 / 某事 (三23) Preposition 为² — for someone/something (三23)

上一课 (grammar-01) 讲假设. 本课的 为 + 对象 + 动词, 引出"为谁 / 为什么做". 妈妈每天为我们做饭 (为我们 = 受益者). 为大家的健康干杯. 和"为了 (目的)"不同: "为"后面是人或事, 强调"为了…的好处". 运动话题: 为了健康, 也为家人.

Grammar-01 was hypotheticals. `为 + target + verb` introduces "for whom / for what". 妈妈每天为我们做饭 (为我们 = beneficiary). 为大家的健康干杯. Unlike 为了 (purpose), 为 takes a person or thing — "for the benefit of…". On exercise: 为了健康, 也为家人.

  • 妈妈每天为我们做饭. Māma měi tiān wèi wǒmen zuò fàn. Mum cooks for us every day.
  • 他为我买了一些水果. Tā wèi wǒ mǎi le yìxiē shuǐguǒ. He bought some fruit for me.
  • 为大家的健康, 多运动吧. Wèi dàjiā de jiànkāng, duō yùndòng ba. For everyone's health, let's exercise more.
  • 医生为病人做检查. Yīshēng wèi bìngrén zuò jiǎnchá. The doctor examines the patient.

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