Chinese

打球

dǎqiú
to play a ball game
  • HSK 1

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  • characterChinese打 “to hit; to strike; to slap; to beat”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese球 “fine jade”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese求 “to seek; to look for”

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