橄榄球 (gǎnlǎnqiú): rugby

Measure Word

一个橄榄球 gè

Meanings

1 rugby
2 American football
3 football (oval ball)

Characters

Examples

美国人很喜欢看橄榄球比赛。

Měiguórén hěn xǐhuan kàn gǎnlǎnqiú bǐsài.

Americans love watching football games.

他在大学打橄榄球。

Tā zài dàxué dǎ gǎnlǎnqiú.

He plays football in college.

Tips

memory

橄榄 means 'olive' — the ball is olive-shaped! 球 means 'ball.'

usage

橄榄球 covers both rugby and American football. For American football specifically, some say 美式橄榄球 (Měishì gǎnlǎnqiú).

Stroke Order

橄 gǎn

榄 lǎn

球 qiú

Related Words

橄榄球赛 gǎnlǎnqiúsài #17,578

rugby match / football game (American)

橄榄 gǎnlǎn #9,177

olive / Chinese olive (Canarium album)

橄榄油 gǎnlǎnyóu #16,313

olive oil

橄榄枝 gǎnlǎnzhī #27,732

olive branch / symbol of peace

足球 zúqiú HSK 3 #3,463

soccer; football / soccer ball

球员 qiúyuán HSK 6 #3,662

ball game player; athlete (in ball sports)

澳式橄榄球 Àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú

Australian rules football / Aussie rules / AFL

橄榄树 gǎnlǎnshù #40,901

olive tree

球赛 qiúsài #7,862

ball game / match (of a ball sport)

打球 dǎqiú HSK 1 #3,632

to play ball