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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Start lessonSports: 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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