HSK 4 · Verbs

网球 wǎngqiú “tennis” in Chinese

Traditional 網球

What 网球 means

  1. tennis
  2. tennis ball

Measure word 个 gè · 一个网球 yí ge wǎngqiú

How to say 网球

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale网wǎng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale球qiú2nd tone, rising

网球 in a sentence

  1. 网球是我最喜欢的运动。

    Wǎngqiú shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yùndòng.

    Tennis is my favourite sport.

    Sentence #3783097 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他网球打得很好。

    Tā wǎngqiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.

    He plays tennis very well.

    Sentence #335090 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我是网球俱乐部的会员。

    Wǒ shì wǎngqiú jùlèbù de huìyuán.

    I’m a member of a tennis club.

    Sentence #332450 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 网球 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 网 (wǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
网wǎngnet; web
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 乂to govern · yì
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidDrawn from a net: two sides 冂 with crossed cords 乂 inside. Today it also means the internet.

The character 球 (qiú) with each of its parts in a different colour
球qiúball used for playing games
  • 王king · wángMeaning part
  • 求to seek · qiúSound part

王 hints at the meaning (king); 求 (qiú) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiú.

Memory aidJade 王 with 求 (qiú) for the sound: a round bead of jade, so a ball.

How to write 网球

网 6 strokes · 球 11 strokes

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网球 (wǎngqiú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 网球 (wǎngqiú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 网球

Words with 网

网上wǎngshàng · online上网shàngwǎng · to surf the web网站wǎngzhàn · website互联网hùliánwǎng · the internet网络wǎngluò · network

Words with 球

球qiú · ball篮球lánqiú · basketball足球zúqiú · football打篮球dǎlánqiú · to play basketball踢足球tīzúqiú · to play football (football)球场qiúchǎng · (sports) court地球dìqiú · the earth乒乓球pīngpāngqiú · table tennis羽毛球yǔmáoqiú · shuttlecock球迷qiúmí · fan (ball sports)

More words: Common Verbs

通过tōngguò · to pass through推tuī · to push推迟tuīchí · to postpone脱tuō · to shed污染wūrǎn · to pollute无wú · not to have修理xiūlǐ · to repair吸引xīyǐn · to attract

FAQs

网球 (wǎngqiú) means “tennis” or “tennis ball”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it wǎngqiú: wǎng with a 3rd tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 网球 is written 網球. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one tennis is 一个网球 (yí ge wǎngqiú).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wangqiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 网球 from the suggestions. Typing wangqiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
网球 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.