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【Learn Chinese】Chinese Lesson: Ball Sports
 
Sports in Chinese is 运动 yùn dòng. Literally this means motion movement and also means exercise. Another common word for sports in Chinese is 体育 tǐyù.
Ball in Chinese is 球 qiú. 球 qiú is quite a common Chinese character which you will see in other words such as:
Earth (the planet) – 地球 dì qiú. literally “ground/land ball/sphere“
Fan (as in fan of a team) – 球迷 qiú mí. literally “ball/sphere enthusiast“
Match (as in sports match) – 球赛 qiú sài. literally “ball/sphere match“
 
Let’s take a look at some of the sports in Chinese that include 球 qiú.
足球 (zú qiú) – Soccer
篮球 (lán qiú) - Basketball
网球 (wǎng qiú) – Tennis
台球 (tái qiú) - Billiards
乒乓球 (pīng pāng qiú) -Table Tennis
曲棍球 (qū gùn qiú) – Hockey
棒球 (bàng qiú) – Baseball
羽毛球 (yǔ máo qiú) – Badminton
高尔夫球 (gāo ěr fū qiú) – Golf
 
Table Tennis is the most popular sport in China: 乒乓球是中国最受欢迎的运动 (pīngpāng qiú shì zhōngguó zuì shòu huānyíng de yùndòng)

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