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曲棍球

qū gùn qiú · qu gun qiu

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  1. field hockey
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  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)打(dǎ)曲棍球(qūgùnqiú)吧(ba)。

    Let us go play field hockey in the park this weekend.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)打过(dǎguò)曲棍球(qūgùnqiú)，难(nán)吗(ma)？

    I have never played field hockey. Is it hard?

  3. Dengdeng

    不难(bùnán)，你(nǐ)只要(zhǐyào)用(yòng)棍子(gùnzi)打球(dǎqiú)。

    Not hard. You just hit the ball with a stick.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)打了(dǎle)一下(yīxià)，球(qiú)飞到(fēidào)树上(shùshàng)了(le)。

    I hit it once and the ball flew up into the tree.

  5. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)曲棍球(qūgùnqiú)，球(qiú)不能(bùnéng)上树(shàngshù)！

    This is field hockey, the ball must not go up a tree!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)周(zhōu)末(mò)常(cháng)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)打(dǎ)曲(qū)棍(gùn)球(qiú)。

We often go to the park to play field hockey on weekends.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)练(liàn)习(xí)曲(qū)棍(gùn)球(qiú)，希(xī)望(wàng)加(jiā)入(rù)校(xiào)队(duì)。

She practices field hockey every day, hoping to join the school team.

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