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How do you say "to play (a sport)" in Chinese?
打
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In Chinese, "to play (a sport)" is 打.
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Pronunciation
Say dah with a falling tone. The pitch drops clearly from a higher starting point.
Writing and usage
The character has five strokes with a hand radical (手) on the left, used for many activity-related verbs.
Example sentence
我打篮球。
I play basketball.
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How to remember 打
The hand radical indicates active physical doing. Think of the action and effort involved in playing any sport.
Related words
- enter 进入 jìn rù
- lend 借 jiè
- listen 听 tīng
- look at 看 kàn
- pull 拉 lā
- run 跑 pǎo
- wake up 醒 xǐng
- wear 戴 dài
- work 工作 gōng zuò
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Questions about 打
How do you say "to play (a sport)" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to play (a sport)" is 打. It is a noun.
How is 打 written in Chinese?
The character has five strokes with a hand radical (手) on the left, used for many activity-related verbs.
How is 打 used in a sentence?
Use 打 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我打篮球。 (I play basketball.).
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