Meaning of 乒乓球
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pīngpāngqiú
- table tennis
- ping-pong
- table tennis ball
Measure word: 個|个
乒乓球 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们队是这次乒乓球比赛得标的热门队。
Our team is seeded in the ping-pong competition.
中国乒乓球队进行了一个月的封闭式冬训。
The China National Table Tennis Team had a month's closed training in winter.
Stroke order for each character
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乒 pīng · used with pong for ping pong · 6 strokes
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乓 pāng · used with ping for ping pong · 6 strokes
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球 qiú · ball · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乒乓球.
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | stadium; sports ground |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball |
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | tennis; tennis ball |
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball |
| 球鞋 | qiúxié | athletic shoes |
| 全球 | quánqiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 球迷 | qiúmí | fan (ball sports) |
| 气球 | qìqiú | balloon |
Questions about 乒乓球
What does 乒乓球 mean?
乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) means "table tennis; ping-pong" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 乒乓球?
乒乓球 is made of 3 characters: 乒 (6 strokes), 乓 (6 strokes), 球 (11 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 乒乓球 an HSK word?
Yes. 乒乓球 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.