Chinese word

双打

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuāng dǎ

Meaning

  • noundoubles

Example

她擅长打双打。tā shàn cháng dǎ shuāng dǎ

She plays doubles well.

Illustration for 双打 (doubles)

More examples

他们以双打项目参赛，最终赢得了冠军。tā men yǐ shuāng dǎ xiàng mù cān sài zuì zhōng yíng dé le guàn jūn

They competed in the doubles event and ultimately won the championship.

Core concept

A paired contest where each player covers part of the play and success depends on coordinated movement.

Common phrases

  • 双打比赛shuāng dá bǐ sài

    doubles match

  • 混合双打hùn hé shuāng dǎ

    mixed doubles

  • 男子双打nán zi shuāng dǎ

    men's doubles

Similar words

单打dān dǎ: A sports contest in which one player competes alone.
搭档dā dàng: A person who joins someone as a partner in a match or practice.
队友duì yǒu: A player who belongs to the same team as other players.

Definition in Chinese

两人一队共同进行的对抗性球类比赛或打法，强调搭档之间的配合与位置分工。liǎng rén yí duì gòng tóng jìn xíng de duì kàng xìng qiú lèi bǐ sài huò dá fǎ qiáng diào dā dàng zhī jiān de pèi hé yǔ wèi zhì fēn gōng

Word origin

双打 (shuāngdǎ, "two-person play") joins 双 (shuāng, "double") with 打 (dǎ, "play or hit") to name play carried out by two people together.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses this compact sports term as a normal format name, while English often treats "doubles" as a plural noun.

Opposites

Related words

  • 双打比赛shuāng dá bǐ sàidoubles matchnoun
  • 双打选手shuāng dǎ xuán shǒudoubles playernoun
  • 混合双打hùn hé shuāng dǎmixed doublesnoun

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