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Sports in Chinese

In Mandarin, sports is 运动 (yùndòng), written 運動 in Traditional characters. Soccer, basketball, ping pong, swimming and more sports.

12 words in 3 short lessons. Tap a speaker to hear it, or a word for its sentence and characters.

Ball games

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Sports: soccer, ping pong, badminton, volleyball

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How do you say “sports” in Chinese?

运动 (yùndòng), or 運動 in Traditional characters.

Where should a beginner start with sports in Chinese?

Start with ball games: 篮球 (basketball), 棒球 (baseball), 网球 (tennis), 保龄球 (bowling). Each lesson takes a few minutes, with pictures and audio, and no sign-up.

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