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斯诺克

斯諾克
sīnuòkè
noun #62,416

Meanings

  1. 1 snooker (cue sport)

Examples

丁俊晖是中国最著名的斯诺克选手。
Dīng Jùnhuī shì Zhōngguó zuì zhùmíng de sīnuòkè xuǎnshǒu.
Ding Junhui is China's most famous snooker player.
他赢得了斯诺克世界锦标赛冠军。
Tā yíngdéle sīnuòkè shìjiè jǐnbiāosài guànjūn.
He won the Snooker World Championship title.

Tips

culture
Pure phonetic loan from English 'snooker'. The sport has a huge Chinese fan base thanks to Ding Junhui (丁俊晖, Dīng Jùnhuī) breaking into the world top in the 2000s — major UK tournaments now draw prime-time CCTV-5 coverage.

In Pop Culture

丁俊晖 Dīng Jùnhuī
Ding Junhui
Top Chinese snooker player, multiple ranking-event winner, the figure who popularised snooker in China.

Stroke Order

斯 sī
诺 nuò
克 kè