排球 (pái qiú) — volleyball

Definition

A ball game played over a high net with the hands. The 球 ending marks it as a ball sport, paired with 打 (打排球 'play volleyball').

noun
volleyball
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Examples

  • 排球
    Wǒ xiǎo shí hou hěn xǐ huan dǎ pái qiú.
    I really liked playing volleyball when I was young.
  • Xué xiào de pái qiú duì yíng le bǐ sài.
    The school volleyball team won the match.
  • 排球
    Zhè ge pái qiú shì xīn de.
    This volleyball is new.

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