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男子篮球

nán zǐ lán qiúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
men's basketball
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-56d33c0d7376cf21. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

男子籃球 男子篮球 [nan2 zi3 lan2 qiu2] /men's basketball/

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Other forms in these source records: 男子籃球

  • 男
    nán

    (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 篮
    lán

    basket (receptacle) / basket (in basketball)

  • 球
    qiú

    ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiú]) / ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[gè] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chǎng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.