basketball (sport); basketball (ball)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
basketball (the sport)
Refers to the organized team sport invented by James Naismith. Players dribble and pass a ball to score points by shooting it through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
dǎ打
lán篮
qiú球
。
He started playing basketball from a young age.
Lán篮
qiú球
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
fēi非
cháng常
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
yùn运
dòng动
。
Basketball is a very popular sport.
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Měi美
guó国
zhí职
yè业
lán篮
qiú球
lián联
sài赛
（
NN
BB
AA
）
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is very famous.
noun
basketball (the ball)
The spherical object used to play the sport of basketball. Official game balls are leather, but recreational ones are often made of rubber or composite materials.
Zhè这
ge个
lán篮
qiú球
lòu漏
qì气
le了
，
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
qì气
。
This basketball has a leak and needs to be inflated.
Wǒ我
men们
mǎi买
le了
yī一
ge个
xīn新
lán篮
qiú球
qù去
qiú球
chǎng场
。
We bought a new basketball to go to the court.
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Tā他
yòng用
xiàng橡
jiāo胶
lán篮
qiú球
liàn练
xí习
yùn运
qiú球
。
He uses a rubber basketball to practice dribbling.