Chinese word

棒球

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàng qiú

Meaning

  • nounbaseball

Example

我们去看棒球比赛吧。wǒ men qù kàn bàng qiú bǐ sài ba

Let's go watch a baseball game.

Illustration for 棒球 (baseball)

More examples

他小时候常和朋友一起打棒球。tā xiǎo shí hòu cháng hé péng yǒu yì qǐ dǎ bàng qiú

When he was a child, he often played baseball with his friends.

Core concept

A bat-and-ball team sport in which each side takes turns hitting, running bases, and defending.

Common phrases

  • 打棒球dǎ bàng qiú

    play baseball

  • 棒球比赛bàng qiú bǐ sài

    baseball game

  • 看棒球比赛kàn bàng qiú bǐ sài

    watch a baseball game

Similar words

棒球运动bàng qiú yùn dòng: The organized competitive activity of batting, base running, fielding, and team play.
棒球比赛bàng qiú bǐ sài: A single contest between teams that take turns attacking and defending.

Definition in Chinese

棒球是一种用球棒击打球，通过跑垒得分并由两队按局轮流进攻防守以决定胜负的团队球类运动。bàng qiú shì yì zhǒng yòng qiú bàng jī dǎ qiú tōng guò páo lěi dé fēn bìng yóu liǎng duì àn jú lún liú jìn gōng fáng shǒu yǐ jué dìng shèng fù de tuán duì qiú lèi yùn dòng

Word origin

棒 (bàng, "bat or stick") + 球 (qiú, "ball") forms a compound whose name highlights the bat-and-ball action at the heart of the sport.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, the sport name remains a noun after verbs for playing or watching, while the verb shows whether the activity is playing or viewing the game.

Related words

  • 棒球手bàng qiú shǒubaseball playernoun
  • 棒球帽bàng qiú màobaseball capnoun
  • 棒球场bàng qiú chǎngbaseball fieldnoun

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