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橄榄球

gǎn lǎn qiú · gan lan qiu

Traditional 橄欖球

Meaning

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  1. football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
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A flat ball?

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)在(zài)家乡(jiāxiāng)常(cháng)打(dǎ)橄榄球(gǎnlǎnqiú)。

    I often play rugby back home.

  2. Dengdeng

    橄榄球(gǎnlǎnqiú)？是不是(shìbùshì)用(yòng)脚(jiǎo)踢(tī)的(de)？

    Rugby? Do you kick it with your feet?

  3. Leon

    不是(bùshì)，用(yòng)手(shǒu)拿着(názhe)球(qiú)往前(wǎngqián)跑(pǎo)。

    No. You carry the ball in your hands and run forward.

  4. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，这个(zhège)橄榄球(gǎnlǎnqiú)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)扁(biǎn)的(de)？

    Wait, why is this rugby ball flat?

  5. Leon

    它(tā)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)长(zhǎng)这样(zhèyàng)，不是(bùshì)没(méi)气(qì)了(le)！

    It is made that shape. It has not run out of air!

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)橄(gǎn)榄(lǎn)球(qiú)，但(dàn)不(bú)像(xiàng)我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)篮(lán)球(qiú)那(nà)么(me)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

I like rugby, but not as much as I like basketball.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)打(dǎ)橄(gǎn)榄(lǎn)球(qiú)。

We plan to go play rugby in the park this weekend.

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