保龄球 (bǎolíngqiú): bowling

Measure Word

一个保龄球 gè

Meanings

1 bowling
2 bowling ball

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我们周末去打保龄球吧。

Wǒmen zhōumò qù dǎ bǎolíngqiú ba.

Let's go bowling this weekend.

HSK 2

他打保龄球打得很好。

Tā dǎ bǎolíngqiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.

He's very good at bowling.

Tips

memory

保龄 is a phonetic transliteration of 'bowling'. The 球 (ball) at the end makes it literally 'bowling ball' but it refers to the sport too.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

龄 líng

球 qiú

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