网球 wǎngqiú tennis

Traditional: 網球
Measure word: 个

HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 网球 is in band 2. HSK 4 explained

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This is the word for tennis.

中网球。

You'd say it when a coworker asks about your Saturday, and you tell them you're playing tennis with your brother.

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Stroke order

网球 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

网球 — the Chinese character for tennis (wǎngqiú), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 网球 — tennis

网 — 6 strokes
球 — 11 strokes

Senses

tennis
tennis ball

Characters in 网球

网 wǎng — net; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
球 qiú — ball; sphere; globe

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 网球 lives

HSK 4 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: Sports and exercise Practise Measure words Practise

网球 is pronounced wǎngqiú and means “tennis”.