溜溜球

liūliūqiú

noun

Measure Word

一个溜溜球 gè

Meanings

1 yo-yo (toy)

Characters

Examples

小男孩玩溜溜球玩得很熟练。

Xiǎo nánhái wán liūliūqiú wán de hěn shúliàn.

The little boy plays with the yo-yo skillfully.

他的溜溜球可以做几十种花式。

Tā de liūliūqiú kěyǐ zuò jǐ shí zhǒng huāshì.

He can do dozens of tricks with his yo-yo.

Tips

memory

溜溜 mimics the up-down sliding motion (溜 = to slide), and 球 = ball. Sound-shape calque rather than a pure transliteration of 'yo-yo'.

Stroke Order

溜 liū

球 qiú