Definition
网球 is the sport of tennis and the tennis ball. It is one of several 球 (qiú) sports like 篮球 (basketball) and 足球 (soccer). The generic word 球 alone can mean any ball or ball game, so 网球 specifies the sport of tennis.
noun
tennis (sport)tennis ball
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 网球？Nǐ xǐhuan dǎ wǎng qiú ma?Do you like to play tennis?
- 网球。Wǒ měitiān xiàwǔ dǎ wǎng qiú.I play tennis every afternoon.
- 网球。Tā mǎi le yí ge xīn wǎng qiú.He bought a new tennis ball.
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