shoot a basketball; make a basket
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shoot (a basketball); to attempt a basket
Specifically refers to the action of throwing the ball toward the hoop in basketball. Often used with complements indicating success or failure (e.g., 投篮命中, 投篮不中).
Tā他
zài在
sān三
fēn分
xiàn线
wài外
tóu投
lán篮
mìng命
zhòng中
，
yíng赢
dé得
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
He made a shot from beyond the three-point line and won the game.
Jiào教
liàn练
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
měi每
tiān天
liàn练
xí习
fá罚
qiú球
tóu投
lán篮
yī一
bǎi百
cì次
。
The coach makes us practice free throw shooting one hundred times every day.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
de的
tóu投
lán篮
mìng命
zhòng中
lǜ率
gāo高
dá达
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
wǔ五
shí十
。
In this game, his field goal percentage reached as high as fifty percent.