small ball sports; table tennis, badminton, etc.
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small ball sports (table tennis, badminton, tennis, etc., as opposed to big ball sports like basketball and football)
In Chinese sports categorization, this term collectively refers to racket-based or smaller-ball sports, contrasting with 'big ball' (大球) sports like soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
Zhōng中
guó国
zài在
xiǎo小
qiú球
xiàng项
mù目
shàng上
yī一
zhí直
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
shì世
jiè界
lǐng领
xiān先
dì地
wèi位
。
China has consistently maintained a world-leading position in small ball sports.
Bǐ比
qǐ起
dà大
qiú球
，
wǒ我
gèng更
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
xiǎo小
qiú球
bǐ比
sài赛
。
Compared to big ball sports, I prefer watching small ball competitions.
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Pīng乒
pāng乓
qiú球
hé和
yǔ羽
máo毛
qiú球
dōu都
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
xiǎo小
qiú球
xiàng项
mù目
。
Table tennis and badminton are both typical small ball sports.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
liàn练
shàn擅
cháng长
xiǎo小
qiú球
xùn训
liàn练
。
This coach specializes in small ball training.