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打球

dǎqiú

to play ball

to play ball
Memory picture

Characters in this word

打 dǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 丁 male adult
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

球 qiú

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 求 to seek
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我每天都打球。 Wǒ měitiān dōu dǎqiú. I play ball every day.
  • 我们去打球吧。 Wǒmen qù dǎqiú ba. Let's go and play ball.
  • 你喜欢打球吗? Nǐ xǐhuan dǎqiú ma? Do you like playing ball?

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