投篮

投籃

tóulán

verb #9,691

Meanings

1 to shoot (a basketball); to take a shot
2 shooting (basketball)

Characters

to throw; to toss

Literally 'throw at the basket.'

Examples

他投篮很准。

Tā tóulán hěn zhǔn.

He shoots very accurately.

最后一秒他投篮得分了！

Zuìhòu yīmiǎo tā tóulán défēn le!

He scored with a shot in the last second!

我们去练习投篮吧。

Wǒmen qù liànxí tóulán ba.

Let's go practice shooting.

Tips

usage

投篮 is the general term for shooting in basketball. A three-pointer is 三分投篮 or 三分球, a free throw is 罚球 (fáqiú).

Stroke Order

投 tóu

篮 lán