扣篮 (kòulán): slam dunk

Measure Word

一个扣篮 gè

Meanings

1 slam dunk
2 to dunk (basketball)

Characters

扣

kòu

to buckle; to slam down

篮

lán

basket

Examples

他一个漂亮的扣篮赢得了全场欢呼。

Tā yí gè piàoliang de kòulán yíngdé le quánchǎng huānhū.

His beautiful slam dunk won cheers from the whole crowd.

扣篮大赛是全明星赛的重头戏。

Kòulán dàsài shì quánmíngxīngsài de zhòngtóuxì.

The dunk contest is the highlight of the All-Star Game.

Tips

memory

扣 (to buckle/slam down) + 篮 (basket) — slam the ball down into the basket. A slam dunk.

In Pop Culture

灌篮高手 Guànlán Gāoshǒu

Slam Dunk

iconic basketball anime/manga by Takehiko Inoue

Stroke Order

扣 kòu

篮 lán

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