泡菜球

pàocàiqiú

noun

Meanings

1 pickleball (the racquet sport)

Characters

to soak; pickled

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 3

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. The origin of the English name is disputed (possibly named after a family dog called Pickles).

Stroke Order

泡 pào

菜 cài

球 qiú