Learn Sports in Chinese

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Learn the name of the most commonly played sports in Chinese! Whether it’s tennis, football or basketball, it’s always useful to know those names in order to start a small talk.

Learn words describing sports in Chinese. This list with real audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.

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Sport Zúqiú 足球 Football chinese nihaocafe

足球

zúqiú

football

你喜欢踢足球吗?

Nǐ xǐhuan tī zúqiú ma?

Do you like playing football?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport Qiúyuán 球员 Football player chinese nihaocafe

球员

qiúyuán

football player

我最喜欢的球员是梅西。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de qiúyuán shì Méixī.

My favorite player is Messi.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 名 míng

Sport  Tī zúqiú 踢足球 play Football chinese nihaocafe

踢足球

tī zúqiú

to play football

我喜欢和朋友一起踢足球。

Wǒ xǐhuan hé péngyou yī qǐ tī zúqiú.

I like to play football with my friends.

Sport Lánqiú 篮球 basketball chinese nihaocafe

篮球

lánqiú

basketball

要一起去打篮球吗?

Yào yīqǐ qù dǎ lánqiú ma?

Do you want to play basketball together?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport Dǎ lánqiú 打篮球 play basketball chinese nihaocafe

打篮球

dǎ lánqiú

to play basketball

打篮球是我最喜欢的运动。

Dǎ lánqiú shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yùndòng.

Playing basketball is my favorite sport.

Sport Yóuyǒng 游泳 swim chinese nihaocafe

游泳

yóuyǒng

to swim

今天下午你要去游泳吗?

Jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ yào qù yóuyǒng ma?

Are you going swimming this afternoon?

Sport Guǎngchǎng wǔ 广场舞 square dance chinese nihaocafe

广场舞

guǎngchǎng wǔ

square dance

妈妈喜欢跳广场舞。

Māma xǐhuan tiào guǎngchǎngwǔ.

Mom likes to dance square dancing.

Sport Wǎngqiú 网球 to play tennis chinese nihaocafe

网球

wǎngqiú

tennis

打网球太累了。

Dǎ wǎng qiú tài lèi le.

Playing tennis is too tired.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport  Dǎ wǎngqiú 打网球 to play tennis chinese nihaocafe

打网球

dǎ wǎngqiú

to play tennis

打网球是我的爱好。

Dǎ wǎngqiú shì wǒ de ài hào.

Playing tennis is my hobby.

Sport  Dé jiǎng 得奖 to win a price chinese nihaocafe

得奖

dé jiǎng

to win a prize

我在比赛中得奖了。

Wǒ zài bǐsài zhōng dé jiǎng le.

I won a prize in the competition.

Sport  Dì yī míng 第一名 first place chinese nihaocafe

第一名

dì yī míng

first place

她得了第一名。

Tā dé le dì-yī-míng.

She won first place.

Sport  Pīngpāng qiú 乒乓球 ping pong chinese nihaocafe

乒乓球

pīngpāng qiú

ping pong

我喜欢打乒乓球。

Wǒ xǐhuan dǎ pīngpāngqiú.

I like playing table tennis.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport Yǔmáoqiú 羽毛球 badminton chinese nihaocafe

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

badminton

你会打羽毛球吗?

Nǐ huì dǎ yǔmáoqiú ma?

Can you play badminton?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport Huà 划 to row chinese nihaocafe

huà

to row

划船很累。

Huáchuán hěn lèi.

It’s very tiring to row a boat.

Sport  Chū hàn 出汗 to sweat chinese nihaocafe

出汗

chū hàn

to sweat

我出汗了。

Wǒ chū hàn le.

I’m sweating.

Sport Zhǔnquè 准确 accurate chinese nihaocafe

准确

zhǔnquè

accurate; precise

你的答案很准确。

Nǐ de dá’àn hěn zhǔnquè.

Your answer is very accurate.

Sport Tǐyùchǎng 体育场 stadium chinese nihaocafe

体育场

tǐyùchǎng

stadium

这个体育场是新的。

Zhè gè tǐyùchǎng shì xīn de.

This stadium is new.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Sport Dǎbài 打败 to defeat chinese nihaocafe

打败

dǎbài

to defeat

我打败了他。

Wǒ dǎbài le tā.

I defeated him.

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