篮球 lánqiú basketball
How to remember 篮球: 篮 basket + 球 ball = basketball.
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How it is used
- Basketball - 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) play basketball.
- Takes the verb 打 (dǎ), like other hand ball games; contrast 足球 (zúqiú, soccer), which takes 踢 (tī, kick).
- Refers both to the sport and the ball itself.
Example sentences
- 我想打篮球。 Wǒ xiǎng dǎ lánqiú.I want to play basketball.
- 我不打篮球。 Wǒ bù dǎlánqiú.I don't play basketball.
- 篮球可真是有意思。 Lánqiú kě zhēnshì yǒuyìsi.Basketball is a lot of fun.