Chinese Conversation · Level 8
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Chinese word
篮球
Pronunciation
Pinyinlán qiú
Meaning
- nounbasketball
Example
我周末和朋友打篮球。wǒ zhōu mò hé péng yǒu dǎ lán qiú
I play basketball with my friends on weekends.
More examples
他每天早上去篮球场练习。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng qù lán qiú chǎng liàn xí
He goes to the basketball court to practice every morning.
Core concept
A round ball and the fast team sport built around passing it through a raised hoop.
Common phrases
打篮球dǎ lán qiú
play basketball
Similar words
足球zú qiú: A ball game in which teams try to score by kicking the ball into each other's goal.
排球pái qiú: A ball game played across a net, with points scored when the ball lands in the other team's court.
乒乓球pīng pāng qiú: A game played on a table, using paddles to strike a small ball and win points.
网球wǎng qiú: A game played on a wide court, using rackets to return a ball over a net and win points.
Definition in Chinese
一种以运球、传球和投篮为主要动作，通过将圆形球投入对方篮筐得到分数的球类运动，也可泛指该运动所用的球。yì zhǒng yǐ yùn qiú chuán qiú hé tóu lán wéi zhǔ yào dòng zuò tōng guò jiāng yuán xíng qiú tóu rù duì fāng lán kuāng dé dào fēn shù de qiú lèi yùn dòng yě kě fàn zhǐ gāi yùn dòng suǒ yòng de qiú
Word origin
篮球 (lánqiú, "basketball") combines 篮 (lán, "basket") + 球 (qiú, "ball"), naming both the ball and the game of putting it into a basket.
Usage tips
- One Chinese noun can name both the equipment and the sport, so nearby words show whether it means the ball or the game.
Related words
- 篮球赛lán qiú sàibasketball gamenoun
- 篮球队lán qiú duìbasketball teamnoun
- 篮球场lán qiú chǎngbasketball courtnoun