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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).

Dialogue

一起床就跑步 — Run as soon as I get up

王明周zhōu末mò你nǐ做zuò什shén么me? What do you do on weekends?
林雪我wǒ一yì起qǐ床chuáng就jiù去qù公gōng园yuán跑pǎo步bù. As soon as I get up, I go run in the park.
王明真zhēn早zǎo! 我wǒ一yì回huí家jiā就jiù睡shuì觉jiào. So early! I sleep the moment I get home.
林雪运yùn动dòng后hòu回huí家jiā, 休xiū息xi一yí下xià就jiù开kāi心xīn. After running, a little rest at home makes me happy.
王明我wǒ累lèi了le一yì周zhōu, 一yí到dào周zhōu末mò就jiù想xiǎng在zài客kè厅tīng的de沙shā发fā上shàng看kàn电diàn视shì. I'm tired after a week — once the weekend comes I just want to watch TV on the living-room sofa.
林雪看kàn电diàn视shì也yě是shì爱ài好hào. 大dà家jiā不bù一yí样yàng. Watching TV is also a hobby. Everyone is different.

Dialogue

总是周末出去玩 — Always go out on weekends

王明你nǐ总zǒng是shì周zhōu末mò出chū去qù玩wán吗ma? You always go out on weekends?
林雪是shì. 不bù出chū去qù玩wán, 我wǒ总zǒng是shì不bù开kāi心xīn. Yes. If I don't go out, I'm always unhappy.
王明我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ不bù一yí样yàng, 周zhōu末mò总zǒng是shì在zài家jiā. I'm different — I'm always home on weekends.
林雪一yí在zài家jiā就jiù玩wán游yóu戏xì吗ma? Once you are home, you play games?
王明不bù全quán是shì. 我wǒ也yě看kàn书shū, 看kàn电diàn影yǐng. Not entirely. I also read books, watch movies.
林雪下xià次cì跟gēn我wǒ一yì起qǐ去qù公gōng园yuán, 试shì一yí下xià. Next time come to the park with me — give it a try.

Vocabulary

周zhōu末mò: noun weekend (recall ch01)
爱ài好hào: noun hobby (recall Bk1)
运yùn动dòng: noun sport; exercise (recall Bk2)
跑pǎo步bù: verb go for a run
游yóu戏xì: noun game
公gōng园yuán: noun park (recall Bk1)
总zǒng是shì: adverb always
起qǐ床chuáng: verb get out of bed (recall Bk1)
回huí家jiā: verb go home (recall Bk1)
休xiū息xi: verb rest (recall Bk1)
睡shuì觉jiào: verb sleep (recall Bk1)
看kàn电diàn影yǐng: verb watch a movie (recall ch18)
累lèi: adjective tired (recall Bk1)
玩wán: verb play; have fun (recall ch18)
电diàn视shì: noun TV (recall Bk1)
林lín雪xuě: pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王wáng明míng: pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)

New characters

戏: game; play (in 游戏)
游戏 yóuxì — game
业: industry; major
专业 zhuānyè — major; specialty毕业 bìyè — graduate
通: through; pass
通过 tōngguò — through; via交通 jiāotōng — traffic; transport

Hanzi — writing & recognition

总

zǒng always; general Writing

9 strokes top-bottom

步

bù step (in 跑步) Writing

7 strokes top-bottom

周

zhōu week (recall Bk2) Recognition

8 strokes enclosure

末

mò end (in 周末) Recognition

5 strokes single

戏

xì game; play (in 游戏) Recognition

6 strokes left-right

Grammar

Condensed complex sentence: …了…(就)… (三73)

Explanation

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….

Examples

他下了课就回家. He goes home as soon as class ends.
我吃了饭就去图书馆. I'll go to the library right after eating.
周末我起了床就去运动. On weekends I exercise as soon as I get up.
他做完了作业就玩游戏. He plays games as soon as he finishes homework.

Grammar

Frequency adverbs: 通常 / 往往 / 总是 (三15)

Explanation

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.

Examples

我通常七点起床. I usually get up at seven.
周末往往很忙. Weekends tend to be busy.
他总是来得很早. He always comes early.
冬天往往很冷. Winter tends to be cold.

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