The Game Was About to Begin

2026-04-15
Level: HSK4
The Game Was About to Begin
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比赛 bǐsài
马上 mǎshàng
就要 jiùyào
开始 kāishǐ
le
双方 shuāngfāng
队员 duìyuán
dōu
非常 fēicháng
紧张 jǐnzhāng
上半场 shàngbànchǎng
我们 wǒmen
duì
表现 biǎoxiàn
chà
极了 jíle
一个 yīgè
qiú
没进 méijìn
下半场 xiàbànchǎng
我们 wǒmen
开始 kāishǐ
努力 nǔlì
终于 zhōngyú
jìn
le
一个 yīgè
qiú
最后 zuìhòu
比分 bǐfēn
shì
èr
我们 wǒmen
duì
yíng
le
这场 zhè chǎng
比赛 bǐsài
真是 zhēnshi
精彩 jīngcǎi
极了 jíle
Translated text

The match is about to start. Both teams are very nervous. Our team performed terribly in the first half, not scoring a single goal. We started to work hard in the second half and finally scored a goal. The final score was two to one, our team won. This match was absolutely fantastic.

Key vocabulary

The most useful words in this text, with pinyin and meaning at a glance.

  • 比赛bǐsàicompetition, match
  • 马上mǎshàngimmediately
  • 就要jiùyàoabout to
  • 开始kāishǐStart
  • 双方shuāngfāngboth sides
  • 队员duìyuánteam member
  • 非常fēichángVery
  • 紧张jǐnzhāngNervous
  • 上半场shàngbànchǎngfirst half
  • 我们wǒmenWe
  • 表现biǎoxiànperformance
  • 极了jíleextremely
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