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打球

dǎ qiú · da qiu

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Meaning

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  1. to play ball
  2. to play with a ball
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Play ball this weekend

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)打球(dǎqiú)吧(ba)！

    Let us go and play ball together this weekend!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，打(dǎ)什么(shénme)球(qiú)？

    Sure. What ball game?

  3. Liangliang

    篮球(lánqiú)。你(nǐ)会(huì)打球(dǎqiú)吗(ma)？

    Basketball. Can you play?

  4. Dengdeng

    会啊(huìa)，小时候(xiǎoshíhou)我(wǒ)天天(tiāntiān)打球(dǎqiú)。

    Sure. When I was little I played every day.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)棒(bàng)！

    Then you must be great!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)的(de)球(qiú)总是(zǒngshì)投不进(tóubùjìn)篮(lán)。

    But my ball never goes into the basket.

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In a sentence

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01

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)打(dǎ)球(qiú)吧(ba)。

Let's go play ball together this weekend.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)都(dōu)在(zài)操(cāo)场(chǎng)打(dǎ)球(qiú)。

He plays ball on the sports field every afternoon.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

球
qiú

ball; sphere

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