Definition
扣篮 is a verb-object compound (离合词, separable verb) specific to basketball. It means 'to slam dunk' — the athletic move of jumping and pushing the ball through the hoop from above. The verb 扣 ('to push down') and the noun 篮 ('basket') can be separated by 了, 过, or resultative complements (e.g., 扣了一个篮 'made a dunk').
v.o.
to slam dunk (in basketball)
Examples
- 扣篮。Tā tiào qǐlai kòu lán le.He jumped up and dunked.
- 。Tā kòu le yí ge piàoliang de lán.He made a beautiful dunk.
- 扣篮。Zhège qiúyuán zuì xǐhuan kòu lán.This player likes to dunk the most.
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