Writing
乒乓球 (pīngpāng qiú) — how to say "table tennis" in Chinese
乒乓球
Table tennis, ping pong
noun
Character composition
乒
ping sound
乓
pong sound
球
ball
Radicals / Keys
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
丿
Slash
#4 · piě · 1 stroke
Collocations
打乒乓球
dǎ pīngpāng qiú
play table tennis
乒乓球拍
pīngpāng qiú pāi
table tennis racket
乒乓球比赛
pīngpāng qiú bǐsài
table tennis match
Examples
每天下午放学以后，他们几个好朋友都会去学校的体育馆一起打乒乓球。
Every day after school in the afternoon, several of his good friends go to the school gym to play table tennis together.
他会打乒乓球。
He can play table tennis.
Frequently asked questions
Table tennis in Chinese language
"table tennis" in Chinese is 乒乓球 (pīngpāng qiú).
What does 乒乓球 mean in English?
乒乓球 (pīngpāng qiú) means "Table tennis, ping pong".
Table tennis in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced pīngpāng qiú (written as pingpang qiu, pingpangqiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "table tennis" in Chinese characters?
It is written 乒乓球: 乒 has 6 strokes, 乓 has 6 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 乒乓球?
乒乓球 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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