滑翔伞 (huá xiáng sǎn) — (noun) paraglider (the equipment); (noun) paragliding (the sport)

Definition

Compound noun that can mean the parachute-like equipment ('a paraglider') or the sport itself ('paragliding'), depending on context. The verb 滑翔 means 'to glide'; 伞 refers to the canopy.

noun
paraglider (the equipment)paragliding (the sport)
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Examples

  • 滑翔伞
    Tā mǎi le yì dǐng xīn huá xiáng sǎn.
    He bought a new paraglider.
  • 滑翔伞
    Zhōu mò wǒ men qù shān shàng wán huá xiáng sǎn.
    This weekend we're going to the mountains to go paragliding.
  • 滑翔伞
    huá xiáng sǎn Yùn dòng xū yào hěn hǎo de tiān qì.
    Paragliding requires very good weather.

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