How to say “billiards” in Chinese
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“Billiards” in Chinese is 台球, tái qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
台球 is read tái 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, 厶; at the bottom, 口 “mouth”. It hints at the sound of 抬 tái.
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 “台球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 台球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 下班以后他常和同事去打台球xiàbānyǐhòu,tāchánghétóngshìqùdǎtáiqiúAfter work he often goes to play billiards with his coworkers.
More words from the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “billiards” in Chinese?
“Billiards” in Chinese is 台球, pinyin táiqiú.
What does 台球 mean?
台球 (táiqiú) means “billiards”.
How do you write 台球?
台球 is 2 characters: 台 (tái) — stage; measure word for machines; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 台球?
台球 is read táiqiú. Tones: tái — second tone, qiú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“billiards” in the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
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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