Home › Chinese › Glossary › rugby
Chinese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "rugby" in Chinese?
橄榄球
gǎn lǎn qiú
In Chinese, "rugby" is 橄榄球.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Chinese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say 'gahn lahn chyoo' with all three syllables at a middle, level tone. The first two are falling tones, the last is a high rising tone.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 榄 has 13 strokes, while 球 is the common word for ball with 11 strokes. Together they form a descriptive compound.
Example sentence
他喜欢玩橄榄球。
He likes to play rugby.
Test your Chinese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 橄榄球
Think of 'gan' sounding like 'gone' and 'lan' like 'land', then 'qiú' for the ball. Picture the ball rolling across a land.
Related words
- basketball 篮球 lán qiú
- frisbee 飞盘 fēi pán
- golf 高尔夫 gāo ěr fū
- roller skates 旱冰鞋 hàn bīng xié
- soccer 足球 zúqiú
- squash 壁球 bì qiú
- tennis 网球 wǎng qiú
- sneakers 运动鞋 yùn dòng xié
- weightlifting 举重 jǔ zhòng
Browse all Chinese words in the glossary.
Questions about 橄榄球
How do you say "rugby" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "rugby" is 橄榄球. It is a noun.
How is 橄榄球 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 榄 has 13 strokes, while 球 is the common word for ball with 11 strokes. Together they form a descriptive compound.
How is 橄榄球 used in a sentence?
Use 橄榄球 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 他喜欢玩橄榄球。 (He likes to play rugby.).
Where can I practice Chinese words for free?
You can play free Chinese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Chinese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Rugby" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
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.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town