排球 páiqiú volleyball
How to remember 排球: 排 row + 球 ball = volleyball.
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How it is used
- Straightforward sport noun: volleyball, CL 个.
- 打排球 (dǎ páiqiú) - play volleyball, following the same 打 + ball-sport pattern as 打篮球, 打网球.
- No special usage traps - behaves like any concrete sport noun.
Example sentences
- 我常打排球。 Wǒcháng dǎ páiqiú.I play volleyball a lot.
- 排球很有意思。 Páiqiú hěn yǒuyìsi.Volleyball is a lot of fun.
- 我现在在打排球。 Wǒ xiànzài zài dǎ páiqiú.I'm playing volleyball now.