How to pronounce da lan qiu (打篮球) in Chinese
Da lan qiu (often typed dalanqiu) is written 打篮球, pinyin dǎ lán qiú. Hear 打篮球 (dǎ lán qiú) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
打篮球
dǎ lán qiú
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Characters & meanings
to hit; to play (sports)
basket (in 篮球 basketball)
ball; sphere
Common mistake
Low + rising + rising (3-2-2): dip on dǎ, then two climbs in a row — reset pitch before qiú (aspirated q + iou) so the second rise doesn't flatten.
Example sentence
我们放学后打篮球。
Wǒmen fàngxué hòu dǎ lánqiú.
We play basketball after school.
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