How to say “table tennis” in Chinese
table tennis
“Table tennis” in Chinese is 乒乓球, pīng pāng qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
乒乓球 is read pīng pāng qiú: 3 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
It imitates the tap of the ball: pīng-pāng. In 乒 the bottom stroke points left; in 乓, right.
It imitates the tap of the ball: pīng-pāng. In 乓 the bottom stroke points right; in 乒, left.
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 “乒乓球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 乒乓球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们学校每年举办一次乒乓球大赛wǒmenxuéxiàoměiniánjǔbànyícìpīngpāngqiúdàsàiOur school holds a table tennis tournament every year.
More words from the lesson “Our team”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “table tennis” in Chinese?
“Table tennis” in Chinese is 乒乓球, pinyin pīngpāngqiú.
What does 乒乓球 mean?
乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) means “table tennis”.
How do you write 乒乓球?
乒乓球 is 3 characters: 乒 (pīng) — part of the word “ping-pong”; 乓 (pāng) — part of the word “ping-pong”; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 乒乓球?
乒乓球 is read pīngpāngqiú. Tones: pīng — first tone, pāng — first tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“table tennis” in the lesson “Our team”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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