Writing
打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) — how to say "to play basketball" in Chinese
打篮球
To play basketball
Character composition
打
to hit, to play (ball)
篮
basket
球
ball
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Collocations
喜欢打篮球
xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú
like playing basketball
Examples
周末我和朋友打篮球。
On weekends I play basketball with friends.
我打篮球
I play basketball.
Mnemonic
[dǎ lánqiú-] Dalmatian Lance 🐾 is playing basketball by throwing a ball through a basket. He uses his spotted paw to hit 打 the ball, and it soars into the basket 篮 made of dog bones. The game continues, and every time the ball 球 scores, Lance barks joyfully!
Frequently asked questions
How to say play basketball in Chinese?
"to play basketball" in Chinese is 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú).
Da lanqiu meaning in Chinese
打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) means "To play basketball".
How is 打篮球 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎ lánqiú (written as da lanqiu, dalanqiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write play basketball in Chinese?
It is written 打篮球: 打 has 5 strokes, 篮 has 16 strokes, 球 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 打篮球?
打篮球 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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