男篮 男籃 nán lán men's basketball / men's basketball team 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 女篮 女籃 nǚ lán women's basketball / women's basketball team 投篮 投籃 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball) 笼 籠 lóng enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket syn 口粮篮 口糧籃 kǒu liáng lán ration basket / food basket 球队 球隊 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 篮球 籃球 lán qiú basketball / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 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 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot / a block syn 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 空心 kōng xīn hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop) syn 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 上篮 上籃 shàng lán (basketball) layup 篮球场 籃球場 lán qiú chǎng basketball court 王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player 投中 tóu zhòng to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score syn 运球 運球 yùn qiú to dribble (basketball, soccer etc) 盖帽 蓋帽 gài mào block (basketball) 篮板球 籃板球 lán bǎn qiú rebound (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] 张伯伦 張伯倫 zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 篮圈 籃圈 lán quān (basketball) hoop / ring 男子篮球 男子籃球 nán zǐ lán qiú men's basketball 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 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) 篮子 籃子 lán zi basket / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 笼子 籠子 lóng zi cage / basket / container syn 箩筐 籮筐 luó kuāng large wicker basket syn 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary / barn / fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) syn 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 篮筐 籃筐 lán kuāng basket syn 蒸笼 蒸籠 zhēng lóng steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum) syn 收口 shōu kǒu (knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off / to bind / (of a wound) to close up / to heal syn 竹篮 竹籃 zhú lán wicker basket 簸箕 bò jī wicker or bamboo winnowing basket / dustpan syn 篓子 簍子 lǒu zi basket syn 提篮 提籃 tí lán a basket syn 料斗 liào dǒu cattle feeder / hopper (wicker basket) 背篓 背簍 bēi lǒu a basket carried on the back syn 吊篮 吊籃 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car) 字纸篓 字紙簍 zì zhǐ lǒu wastepaper basket 筐 kuāng basket / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 匾 biǎn horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket syn 匾 楄 pián basket-couch in coffin syn 篓 簍 lǒu basket syn 箕 jī winnow basket 箔 bó plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper syn 箩 籮 luó basket syn 篑 簣 kuì basket for carrying soil 笸 pǒ flat basket-tray 笱 gǒu basket for trapping fish 畚 běn a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc 蚬 蜆 xiǎn basket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae) / (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蜆|真蚬[zhen1 xian3] 箪 簞 dān round basket for cooked rice 筲 shāo basket / bucket 襻 pàn button loop / sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc) / to tie together / to stitch together syn 簏 lù box / basket syn 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 栳 lǎo basket 篚 fěi round covered basket 罶 liǔ creel / fish basket 蔂 luó basket for carrying earth 蔂 léi to entwine / creeper / bramble / (literary) basket for carrying soil 籓 fān big winnow basket 籔 sǒu basket for draining rice 篼 dōu bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese) 蓧 diào bamboo basket 笲 fán osier basket of brides 簠 fǔ basket used in state worship 筥 jǔ round bamboo basket 槛花笼鹤 檻花籠鶴 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner 竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort 笼鸟槛猿 籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) / prisoner 