How to say “tennis” in Chinese
tennis
“Tennis” in Chinese is 网球, wǎng qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
网球 is read wǎng 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
A picture of a net.
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 “网球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 网球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我喜欢打网球。wǒxǐhuandǎwǎngqiúI like playing tennis.
- 我想参加网球比赛wǒxiǎngcānjiāwǎngqiúbǐsàiI want to take part in a tennis tournament.
- 他是我打网球的伙伴tāshìwǒdǎwǎngqiúdehuǒbànHe's my tennis partner.
More words from the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tennis” in Chinese?
“Tennis” in Chinese is 网球, pinyin wǎngqiú.
What does 网球 mean?
网球 (wǎngqiú) means “tennis”.
How do you write 网球?
网球 is 2 characters: 网 (wǎng) — net; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 网球?
网球 is read wǎngqiú. Tones: wǎng — third tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tennis” in the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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