How to say “basketball” in Chinese
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“Basketball” in Chinese is 篮球, lán qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
篮球 is read lán 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 top, 竹 “bamboo”: baskets were woven from bamboo.
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 “篮球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 篮球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你会打篮球吗nǐhuìdǎlánqiúmaCan you play basketball?
- 我们在体育馆打篮球wǒmenzàitǐyùguǎndǎlánqiúWe play basketball in the gym.
- 他是一名篮球运动员。tāshìyìmínglánqiúyùndòngyuánHe's a basketball player.
- 他个子高打篮球有优势tāgèzigāo,dǎlánqiúyǒuyōushìHe's tall, so he has an advantage in basketball.
- 你懂篮球的规则吗？nǐdǒnglánqiúdeguīzémaDo you know the rules of basketball?
More words from the lesson “Ball games”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “basketball” in Chinese?
“Basketball” in Chinese is 篮球, pinyin lánqiú.
What does 篮球 mean?
篮球 (lánqiú) means “basketball”.
How do you write 篮球?
篮球 is 2 characters: 篮 (lán) — basket; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 篮球?
篮球 is read lánqiú. Tones: lán — second tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“basketball” in the lesson “Ball games”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. 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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