What 打篮球 means
- To play basketball
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What does 打篮球 mean in English?
打篮球 is pronounced dǎlánqiú and means To play basketball.
How do you pronounce 打篮球?
打篮球 is dǎlánqiú in pinyin — written dalanqiu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 打篮球?
打篮球 is written with 3 characters: 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 篮 (lán) Basket (hoop - goal), 球 (qiú) Ball (sphere). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 打篮球 written in traditional Chinese?
打籃球. The simplified form 打篮球 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 打籃球 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dǎlánqiú.
Is 打篮球 an HSK word?
Yes — 打篮球 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
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