网球 (wǎng qiú) — tennis (sport); tennis ball
Definition
The specific sport of tennis (and the ball used in it). Pairs naturally with 打: 打网球 means 'play tennis' — different from 球 (ball in general) or 篮球/足球/排球/乒乓球 (other ball sports).
noun
tennis (sport)tennis ball
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 网球？Nǐ xǐ huan dǎ wǎng qiú ma?Do you like to play tennis?
- 网球。Wǒ měi tiān xià wǔ dǎ wǎng qiú.I play tennis every afternoon.
- 网球。Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn wǎng qiú.He bought a new tennis ball.
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