打球

dǎqiú

verb HSK 1 #3,632

Meanings

1 to play ball

Characters

to play; to hit

Examples

我们去打球吧！

Wǒmen qù dǎqiú ba!

Let's go play ball!

他每天下午打球。

Tā měitiān xiàwǔ dǎqiú.

He plays ball every afternoon.

Tips

usage

打球 is general — it can mean basketball, tennis, badminton, etc. To be specific: 打篮球 (basketball), 打网球 (tennis), 打乒乓球 (ping-pong). Note: for soccer, use 踢 (kick): 踢足球.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

球 qiú