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HSK 2 · Elementary

我爱运动Wǒ ài yùndòngI Love Sports

HSK 2 reading practice · 39 words · ~1 min
hěn喜欢xǐhuan运动yùndòng
I really like sports.
每个měi ge星期六xīngqīliùdōu打篮球dǎ lánqiú
Every Saturday I go play basketball.
我们wǒmencóng九点jiǔ diǎn玩儿wánrdào十一点shíyī diǎn
We play from nine to eleven.
打完dǎ wánqiú大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ可乐kělèchī西瓜xīguā
After the game, everyone drinks cola and eats watermelon together.
运动yùndòngràngde身体shēntǐhěnhǎo
Sports keep me very healthy.
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Key words 生词

运动yùndòngsports; to exercise
打篮球dǎ lánqiúto play basketball
从……到……cóng... dào...from... to...
大家dàjiāeveryone
西瓜xīguāwatermelon
身体shēntǐbody; health

Grammar note 语法点

从 A 到 B — from A to B

Works for both time and place: 从九点到十一点 (from 9 to 11), 从北京到上海 (from Beijing to Shanghai).

我们从九点玩儿到十一点。 — We play from nine to eleven.

Check yourself 小测验

1. When does the writer play basketball?
2. They play from nine to...?
3. What do they have after the game?
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