球拍 meaning in English
(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
Meaning of 球拍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
How to use 球拍
球拍 is the general word for a racket, paddle, or bat, and you can add the sport in front to be specific, such as 网球拍 (wǎngqiú pāi) tennis racket or 羽毛球拍 (yǔmáoqiú pāi) badminton racket. The usual measure word is 副 (fù) for a pair or 个 (gè) or 支 (zhī) for one. Example: 我的球拍坏了。(Wǒ de qiúpāi huài le.) My racket is broken.
球 (qiú) means ball and 拍 (pāi) means to pat or hit with the palm, so 球拍 is the thing you use to hit a ball. Notice the hand radical 扌 on the left of 拍, a reminder that you hold it in your hand.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 拍 as 柏 (bǎi, cypress) or 泊 (bó), which share the 白 part but have the wrong radical. Also keep 拍 in the first tone, pāi, not pái.
球拍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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球 qiú · ball · 11 strokes
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拍 pāi · to pat · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 球拍.
| 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) |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a picture |
Questions about 球拍
What does 球拍 mean?
球拍 (qiúpāi) means "(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 球拍?
球拍 is made of 2 characters: 球 (11 strokes), 拍 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 球拍 an HSK word?
Yes. 球拍 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say table tennis paddle in Chinese?
You can say 乒乓球拍 (pīngpāngqiú pāi). In casual talk people often just say 球拍 or even 拍子 (pāizi) when the sport is clear.
Can 拍 alone mean racket?
Yes, in compounds and casual speech 拍 or 拍子 (pāizi) can mean racket. On its own as a verb, 拍 means to pat, clap, or take a photo, as in 拍照 (pāizhào).