泡菜球

pàocàiqiú

noun

Meanings

1 pickleball (the racquet sport)

Characters

to soak; pickled

Examples

泡菜球这几年在中国越来越流行。

Pàocàiqiú zhè jǐ nián zài Zhōngguó yuèláiyuè liúxíng.

Pickleball has gotten more and more popular in China these past few years.

他每周末都去打泡菜球。

Tā měi zhōumò dōu qù dǎ pàocàiqiú.

He goes to play pickleball every weekend.

Tips

memory

A literal calque of 'pickle' (泡菜 'pickled vegetables') + 'ball' (球). Awkward but accurate — and yes, the sport really is called 'pickle-ball' in English. Origin of the English name is disputed (possibly named after a family dog called Pickles).

Stroke Order

泡 pào

菜 cài

球 qiú