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How do you say "ice hockey" in Chinese?
冰上曲棍球
bīng shàng qū gùn qiú
In Chinese, "ice hockey" is 冰上曲棍球.
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Pronunciation
Say 'bing' (rising tone) then 'shahng' (falling tone) then 'choo' (rising tone) then 'gwun' (falling tone) then 'chyou' (rising tone).
Writing and usage
Five characters. 冰 means ice (five strokes), 上 means on (three strokes), 曲 means curve (six strokes), 棍 means stick (twelve strokes), 球 means ball (eleven strokes).
Example sentence
冰上曲棍球很刺激。
Ice hockey is exciting.
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How to remember 冰上曲棍球
Literally 'ice-based curved-stick ball'. It parallels field hockey but specifies that it's played on ice.
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- boots 靴子 xuē zi
- boxing 拳击 quán jī
- cricket 板球 bǎn qiú
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- skiing 滑雪 huá xuě
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Questions about 冰上曲棍球
How do you say "ice hockey" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "ice hockey" is 冰上曲棍球. It is a noun.
How is 冰上曲棍球 written in Chinese?
Five characters. 冰 means ice (five strokes), 上 means on (three strokes), 曲 means curve (six strokes), 棍 means stick (twelve strokes), 球 means ball (eleven strokes).
How is 冰上曲棍球 used in a sentence?
Use 冰上曲棍球 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 冰上曲棍球很刺激。 (Ice hockey is exciting.).
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"Ice hockey" in other languages
- Japanese アイスホッケー (aisuhokkē)
- Korean 아이스 하키 (aiseu haki)
- Spanish el hockey sobre hielo
- Spanish (Latin America) el hockey sobre hielo
- French le hockey sur glace
- German das Eishockey
- Italian l’hockey su ghiaccio
- Russian хоккей (hokkej)
- Greek το χόκει πάγου (to hokei pagu)
- Arabic هوكي الجليد (hwki iljalid)
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