马球

馬球
mǎqiú
noun #24,869

Meanings

  1. 1 polo (the sport)
  2. 2 polo ball

Examples

Mǎqiú shì yī zhǒng qímǎ huī gǎn jī qiú de yùndòng.
Polo is a sport in which riders on horseback hit a ball with mallets.
Āgēntíng shì shìjiè shàng mǎqiú yùndòng zuì fādá de guójiā zhī yī.
Argentina is one of the countries with the most developed polo sport in the world.

Tips

history
Polo originated in Central Asia and was played in ancient China (known as jījū during the Tang dynasty). The word 'polo' itself derives from Tibetan 'pulu' (ball). Modern polo was formalized by the British in the 19th century.

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