HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 13
15-25 min 6 words Official 7.1/2 8 sections

Name basketball and football, then describe how well someone plays with 得.

New HSK Course 2, official lesson 7, part 1 of 2.

Friends playing basketball on an outdoor court in Beijing
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After the birthday, the friends go out to play. These six words name ball games and how well they go.

篮(lán)球(qiú) 足(zú)球(qiú) 打(dǎ) 踢(tī) 运(yùn)动(dòng) 得(dé)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing basketball
篮(lán)球(qiú)

basketball

Model sentence
What to notice

篮球 is the ball game with a hoop.

Try it

Pair 打 with 篮球.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing football
足(zú)球(qiú)

football; soccer

Model sentence
What to notice

足球 is the game you 踢.

Try it

Pair 踢 with 足球.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to play (a ball game)
打(dǎ)

to play (a ball game); to hit

Model sentence
What to notice

打 plus a ball game names playing it. You already know 打车, which uses the same character in another set phrase.

Try it

Put 打 before 篮球.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to kick
踢(tī)

to kick

Model sentence
What to notice

踢 is the action for 足球.

Try it

Practice 踢足球.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing sport
运(yùn)动(dòng)

sport; exercise

Model sentence
What to notice

运动 is sport or exercise in general.

Try it

Hear 运, then 动.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing structural particle for manner
得(dé)

structural particle for manner

Model sentence
What to notice

Here 得 links the verb to how well it is done. It is not the verb 得到.

Try it

Put 得 right after the verb.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        One pattern holds the lesson together.

        Verb plus 得 plus 很好 tells how the action is done.

        1 How well with 得
        Grammar 01 / 01
        verb + 得 + complement

        How well with 得

        得 after a verb describes how the action is done. 他篮球打得很好 means he plays basketball very well.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: I play basketball.

        Pair 打 with 篮球.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "structural particle for manner".

        Here 得 links the verb to how well it is done. It is not the verb 得到.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        打(dǎ)得(dé)很(hěn)好(hǎo)

        On the court

        安(ān)娜(nà)：马(mǎ)克(kè)喜(xǐ)欢(huān)运(yùn)动(dòng)。他(tā)打(dǎ)篮(lán)球(qiú)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：他(tā)篮(lán)球(qiú)打(dǎ)得(dé)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：安(ān)娜(nà)踢(tī)足(zú)球(qiú)。她(tā)踢(tī)得(dé)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)喜(xǐ)欢(huān)运(yùn)动(dòng)。

        Anna: Mark likes sport. He plays basketball.

        Xiao Li: He plays basketball very well.

        Mark: Anna plays football. She kicks very well.

        Anna: We all like sport.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What does 马克 play?
        Question 01

        What does 马克 play?

        Question 2: How does 小李 describe 马克's basketball?
        Question 02

        How does 小李 describe 马克's basketball?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying he plays basketball very well.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "basketball"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "structural particle for manner"?

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