How to say “baseball” in Chinese
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“Baseball” in Chinese is 棒球, bàng qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
棒球 is read bàng qiú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”: the first meaning is a stick.
On the left, 王 “jade”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “棒球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 棒球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 棒球在亚洲一些国家非常流行bàngqiúzàiYàzhōuyìxiēguójiāfēichángliúxíngBaseball is very popular in some Asian countries.
More words from the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “baseball” in Chinese?
“Baseball” in Chinese is 棒球, pinyin bàngqiú.
What does 棒球 mean?
棒球 (bàngqiú) means “baseball”.
How do you write 棒球?
棒球 is 2 characters: 棒 (bàng) — stick; excellent; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 棒球?
棒球 is read bàngqiú. Tones: bàng — fourth tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“baseball” in the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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