Writing
羽毛球 (yǔmáo qiú) — how to say "badminton" in Chinese
羽毛球
Badminton, shuttlecock
noun
Character composition
羽
feather
毛
hair, fur
球
ball
Radicals / Keys
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
羽
Feather
#124 · yǔ · 6 strokes
毛
Fur
#82 · máo · 4 strokes
Collocations
羽毛球拍
yǔmáoqiú pāi
badminton racket
打羽毛球
dǎ yǔmáoqiú
play badminton
羽毛球比赛
yǔmáoqiú bǐsài
badminton match
Examples
每个周末的下午，他都会和朋友在体育馆里打一个小时的羽毛球。
Every weekend afternoon, he plays badminton with friends in the gym for an hour.
打羽毛球。
Play badminton.
Mnemonic
[yǔmáo qiú-] Yu Mao Qiu plays 羽毛球: he tosses up a shuttlecock made of feathers and fur and smacks it with his racket. "Yu, Mao, Qiu!" he counts each hit. The shuttlecock flutters like a little feather and refuses to drop. 🏸🪶
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "badminton" in Chinese?
"badminton" in Chinese is 羽毛球 (yǔmáo qiú).
羽毛球 meaning in English
羽毛球 (yǔmáo qiú) means "Badminton, shuttlecock".
Badminton in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced yǔmáo qiú (written as yumao qiu, yumaoqiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "badminton" in Chinese characters?
It is written 羽毛球: 羽 has 6 strokes, 毛 has 4 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 羽毛球?
羽毛球 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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