How to Say ‘Play basketball’ in Simplified Chinese
打篮球
dǎ lán qiú
[dǎ lánqiú]
💬 Usage Tip: Ball games that use your hands take 打 (dǎ): 打篮球, 打网球 "play tennis". Football uses 踢 (tī) "kick" instead: 踢足球.
Phrase Breakdown
打
dǎ
[dǎ]
to play (a ball game)
Used with sports played with the hands, like basketball.
我们周末打网球。
We play tennis on weekends.
篮球
lán qiú
[lánqiú]
basketball
The sport or the ball used in it.
他很喜欢篮球。
He really likes basketball.
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