How do you say "boxing" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "boxing" is 拳击 (quán jī). It is a noun.

Listen to the pronunciation:

Illustration of boxing from Noun Town

Pronunciation

拳击 (pinyin: quán jī) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

Related words

Curated by Callan Ratcliffe

Practice 拳击 and hundreds more Chinese words in the game.

Buy on Steam

Questions about 拳击

How do you pronounce 拳击?

拳击 is romanised as quán jī in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 拳击 written in Chinese?

拳击 is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is quán jī. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 拳击 formal or casual?

拳击 is a common noun used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.