篮球 籃球 lán qiú basketball / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 球队 球隊 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent syn 投篮 投籃 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball) 运球 運球 yùn qiú to dribble (basketball, soccer etc) 篮球场 籃球場 lán qiú chǎng basketball court 花环 花環 huā huán garland / floral hoop 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot / a block syn 张伯伦 張伯倫 zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player 篮板球 籃板球 lán bǎn qiú rebound (basketball) 投中 tóu zhòng to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score syn 男篮 男籃 nán lán men's basketball / men's basketball team 空心 kōng xīn hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop) syn 上篮 上籃 shàng lán (basketball) layup 王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player 盖帽 蓋帽 gài mào block (basketball) 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài cap / seal / cover / to cover / blocked shot (basketball) 大球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2] 呼啦圈 hū lā quān hula hoop (loanword) 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 加索尔 加索爾 jiā suǒ ěr Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player 男子篮球 男子籃球 nán zǐ lán qiú men's basketball 呼拉圈 hū lā quān hula hoop (loanword) 环 環 huán ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in syn 篮 籃 lán basket (receptacle) / basket (in basketball) syn 绷 繃 bēng to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / (bound form) embroidery hoop / (bound form) woven bed mat syn 箍 gū hoop / to bind with hoops syn 铁箍 鐵箍 tiě gū iron hoop 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 姚明 yáo míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 打箍 dǎ gū to hoop / to put a hoop around sth 女篮 女籃 nǚ lán women's basketball / women's basketball team 绷子 繃子 bēng zi embroidery frame / hoop / tambour 圈状物 圈狀物 quān zhuàng wù hoop 提梁 tí liáng handle in the shape of a hoop syn 环箍 環箍 huán gū a hoop 竹箍儿 竹箍兒 zhú gū r bamboo hoop / bamboo band 筲箍 shāo gū to hoop on a basket 箍紧 箍緊 gū jǐn to fasten tightly with a hoop 勾手 gōu shǒu to collude with / to collaborate / (basketball) hook shot 一对一斗牛 一對一鬥牛 yī duì yī dòu niú one-on-one basketball game 三对三斗牛 三對三鬥牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game 交叉运球 交叉運球 jiāo chā yùn qiú crossover dribble (basketball) 乔治城大学 喬治城大學 qiáo zhì chéng dà xué Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team 孙悦 孫悅 sūn yuè Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star / Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star 投篮机 投籃機 tóu lán jī arcade basketball machine / miniature hoops 挡拆 擋拆 dǎng chāi pick and roll (basketball) / screen and roll 易建联 易建聯 yì jiàn lián Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA) 球会 球會 qiú huì (HK) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc) 迈克尔・乔丹 邁克爾・喬丹 mài kè ěr · qiáo dān Michael Jordan (1963-) US basketball player 盖帽儿 蓋帽兒 gài mào r to block a shot (basketball) / (dialect) excellent / fantastic 暴扣 bào kòu slam dunk (basketball) 林书豪 林書豪 lín shū háo Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA) 美职篮 美職籃 měi zhí lán National Basketball Association (NBA) 迈克尔·乔丹 邁克爾·喬丹 mài kè ěr · qiáo dān Michael Jordan (1963-) US basketball player 三不沾 sān bù zhān air ball (basketball) 盖火锅 蓋火鍋 gài huǒ guō to block a shot (basketball) 阻攻 zǔ gōng to block a shot (basketball) (Tw) 卡位 kǎ wèi (sports) to jockey for position / (basketball) to box out / (commerce) to establish oneself in a competitive market (also pr. [qia3 wei4]) / booth seating (always pr. [ka3 wei4] for this sense) 空中接力 kōng zhōng jiē lì alley-oop (basketball) 