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“tennis” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng qiú

Example

我们周末去打网球吧。wǒ men zhōu mò qù dá wǎng qiú ba

Let's go play tennis this weekend.

Illustration for 网球 (tennis)

How to say “tennis” in Chinese

“Tennis” in Chinese is 网球 (wǎng qiú).

A court game in which a net separates two sides and a racket sends the ball back and forth to win points.

Full entry for 网球: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 网球

他每天打网球,身体很好。tā měi tiān dá wǎng qiú shēn tǐ hěn hǎo

He plays tennis every day and is very healthy.

Tips for using 网球

  • English usually says play for this activity, but Chinese uses the action verb 打 (dǎ, "to hit") with many sports, so the verb does not mean that the sport itself is being struck.

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