拦网 (lán qiú) — to block (in volleyball, at the net)

Definition

A volleyball-specific verb: the front-row player jumps at the net to block the opponent's spike. It is a separable verb — insert 了 or a measure phrase between 拦 and 网 (e.g. 拦了一个网).

verb
to block (in volleyball, at the net)

Examples

  • 拦网
    Tā shàn cháng lán qiú.
    He is good at blocking.
  • 拦网
    Tā měi cì bǐ sài dōu néng chéng gōng lán qiú.
    He can successfully block every match.
  • Tā lán le sān gè wǎng.
    He blocked (at the net) three times.

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