Meaning of 篮球
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- basketball
Measure word: 個|个,隻|只
How to use 篮球
篮球 is the ball game and also the ball itself. To say you play basketball, use the verb 打 (dǎ), not 玩. Example: 我周末常常打篮球。(Wǒ zhōumò chángcháng dǎ lánqiú.) I often play basketball on weekends.
篮 (lán) means basket and has the bamboo top ⺮ because baskets were woven from bamboo. Put a 球 (qiú) ball into a basket and you get basketball.
Common mistake: Learners often write 蓝 (lán, blue) instead of 篮. Both are second tone, but 蓝 has the grass top 艹 while 篮 has the bamboo top ⺮, so a blue ball would be 蓝球, which is wrong.
篮球 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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篮 lán · basket · 16 strokes
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球 qiú · ball · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 篮球.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon |
Questions about 篮球
What does 篮球 mean?
篮球 (lánqiú) means "basketball" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 篮球?
篮球 is made of 2 characters: 篮 (16 strokes), 球 (11 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 篮球 an HSK word?
Yes. 篮球 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 篮球 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 篮球 is written 籃球.
How do I say basketball player or basketball court?
A basketball player is 篮球运动员 (lánqiú yùndòngyuán), or casually 打篮球的人. A court is 篮球场 (lánqiúchǎng), built from 球场 (qiúchǎng).
What is the measure word for a basketball?
Use 个 (gè) for the ball, as in 一个篮球 (yí ge lánqiú). For a game, say 一场篮球比赛 (yì chǎng lánqiú bǐsài).