打篮球打籃球 dǎ lánqiú — to play basketball
dǎ (third tone, dipping) lánqiú (second tone, rising)da3 lan2qiu2
Traditional: 打籃球
to play basketball
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbphrase
Meanings
to play basketball
To play basketball. Ball games that use the hands take 打 — 打篮球 — while those played with the feet take 踢: 踢足球. The two verbs are not interchangeable.
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Example sentences
- 我弟弟很喜欢打篮球。我弟弟很喜歡打籃球。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) dìdi (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) dǎ (third tone, dipping) lánqiú. (second tone, rising)···
My younger brother loves playing basketball.
- 星期天我们一起去打篮球吧。星期天我們一起去打籃球吧。Xīngqītiān (first tone, high and level) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) dǎ (third tone, dipping) lánqiú (second tone, rising) ba. (neutral tone)···
Let’s go and play basketball together on Sunday.
Common mistakes
Not quite我喜欢踢篮球。
Correct我喜欢打篮球。
踢 means to kick, so 踢篮球 says you kick the basketball. Basketball is handled, and Chinese marks that with 打.