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    Expressing 'baseball' with 棒球 (bàngqiú)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    棒球

    Explanation

    棒球 (bàngqiú) means "baseball" and refers to the sport as well as the ball used in the game. It is a compound of 棒 (bat/stick) and 球 (ball). The word commonly appears in sports-related contexts and in descriptions of casual clothing like baseball caps (棒球帽).

    Examples

    • 我小时候经常和爸爸一起看棒球比赛。

      Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu jīngcháng hé bàba yìqǐ kàn bàngqiú bǐsài.

      When I was little, I often watched baseball games with my dad.

    • 他们学校的棒球队今年拿了冠军。

      Tāmen xuéxiào de bàngqiú duì jīnnián ná le guànjūn.

      Their school's baseball team won the championship this year.

    • 你会打棒球吗？周末我们一起去吧。

      Nǐ huì dǎ bàngqiú ma? Zhōumò wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba.

      Can you play baseball? Let's go together this weekend.

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