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Chinese word
羽毛球
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǔ máo qiú
Meaning
- nounbadminton
Example
周末我们去公园打羽毛球。zhōu mò wǒ men qù gōng yuán dǎ yǔ máo qiú
On weekends, we go to the park to play badminton.
More examples
公司每周三有羽毛球训练。gōng sī měi zhōu sān yǒu yǔ máo qiú xùn liàn
The company has badminton practice every Wednesday.
Core concept
A feathered ball travels between players, standing for both the piece of equipment and the sport.
Common phrases
打羽毛球dǎ yǔ máo qiú
play badminton
羽毛球比赛yǔ máo qiú bǐ sài
badminton match
羽毛球拍yǔ máo qiú pāi
badminton racket
Similar words
乒乓球pīng pāng qiú: A sport played by hitting a small plastic ball between players across a table.
网球wǎng qiú: A sport played by hitting a rubber ball between players across a court.
Definition in Chinese
用羽毛制成的击打用物体，及以此命名的运动；既可指球具本身，也可指以该球为主的体育项目。yòng yǔ máo zhì chéng de jī dǎ yòng wù tǐ jí yí cǐ mìng míng de yùn dòng jì kě zhǐ qiú jù běn shēn yě kě zhǐ yǐ gāi qiú wéi zhǔ de tǐ yù xiàng mù
Word origin
羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú, "badminton") joins 羽 (yǔ, "feather") + 毛 (máo, "fine hair") with 球 (qiú, "ball") to name what players hit and the sport built around it.
Usage tips
- Chinese uses 打 (dǎ, "to hit; to play") with many racket and ball sports, so this verb describes joining the activity rather than only striking the object.
Other meanings
- shuttlecocknoun
- shuttlenoun
Related words
- 羽毛球拍yǔ máo qiú pāibadminton racketnoun
- 羽毛球比赛yǔ máo qiú bǐ sàibadminton matchnoun
- 羽毛球运动yǔ máo qiú yùn dòngthe sport of badmintonnoun