Sports in Chinese is 运动 yùn dòng. Literally this means motion movement and also means exercise. Another common word for sports in Chinese is 体育 tǐyù. Ball in Chinese is 球 qiú. 球 qiú is quite a common Chinese character which you will see in other words such as: Earth (the planet) – 地球 dì qiú. literally “ground/land ball/sphere“ Fan (as in fan of a team) – 球迷 qiú mí. literally “ball/sphere enthusiast“ Match (as in sports match) – 球赛 qiú sài. literally “ball/sphere match“ ![]() Let’s take a look at some of the sports in Chinese that include 球 qiú. 足球 (zú qiú) – Soccer 篮球 (lán qiú) - Basketball 网球 (wǎng qiú) – Tennis 台球 (tái qiú) - Billiards 乒乓球 (pīng pāng qiú) -Table Tennis 曲棍球 (qū gùn qiú) – Hockey 棒球 (bàng qiú) – Baseball 羽毛球 (yǔ máo qiú) – Badminton 高尔夫球 (gāo ěr fū qiú) – Golf Table Tennis is the most popular sport in China: 乒乓球是中国最受欢迎的运动 (pīngpāng qiú shì zhōngguó zuì shòu huānyíng de yùndòng) |