斯诺克

斯諾克
sīnuòkè
noun #62,416

Meanings

  1. 1 snooker (cue sport)

Examples

HSK 6
Tā yíngdé le sīnuòkè shìjiè jǐnbiāosài guànjūn.
He won the Snooker World Championship title.
HSK 7-9
Dīng Jùnhuī shì Zhōngguó zuì zhùmíng de sīnuòkè xuǎnshǒu.
Ding Junhui is China's most famous snooker player.

Tips

culture
Pure phonetic loan from English 'snooker'. The sport has a huge Chinese fan base thanks to Ding Junhui (俊晖) breaking into the world top in the 2000s. Major UK tournaments now draw prime-time CCTV-5 coverage.

In Pop Culture

丁俊晖 Dīngjùnhuī
Ding Junhui
Top Chinese snooker player, multiple ranking-event winner, the figure who popularised snooker in China.

Stroke Order

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