Chinese word

打球

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ qiú

小明放学后常和朋友去打球。xiǎo míng fàng xué hòu cháng hé péng yǒu qù dǎ qiú

After school, Xiaoming often goes to play ball with his friends.

周末我们常在公园打球。zhōu mò wǒ men cháng zài gōng yuán dǎ qiú

On weekends, we often play ball in the park.

A ball-game activity centered on sending a ball into play with the hands, a racket, or other equipment.

打dǎ: Hitting an object with the hand or a tool.
玩wán: Enjoying a game or activity for fun.
踢tī: Kicking an object with the foot.

用球拍、手或其他器具把球击出或与人对抗，从事球类比赛或娱乐活动。yòng qiú pāi shǒu huò qí tā qì jù bǎ qiú jī chū huò yǔ rén duì kàng cóng shì qiú lèi bǐ sài huò yú lè huó dòng

打球 (dǎqiú, "play ball") combines 打 (dǎ, "hit") + 球 (qiú, "ball"), naming the central action of hitting a ball during a game or pastime.

Chinese can leave the sport unnamed when the setting makes it clear, so this word works for casual plans involving many different ball games.