English–Chinese
“volleyball” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinpái qiú
Example
我们周末去打排球吧。wǒ men zhōu mò qù dǎ pái qiú ba
Let's go play volleyball this weekend.
How to say “volleyball” in Chinese
“Volleyball” in Chinese is 排球 (pái qiú).
A ball travels back and forth over a net as each team uses its hands and forearms to keep the rally alive.
Example sentences with 排球
学校有一个排球队。xué xiào yǒu yí gè pái qiú duì
The school has a volleyball team.
Tips for using 排球
- For a sport activity, Chinese commonly uses 打 (dǎ, "play or hit") before the sport name, so playing volleyball is expressed with the verb for taking part in a ball game.