Basketball Chinese: Learn Mandarin Through NBA

1. Basic Court Terms 球场基础术语

篮球场 (Lánqiúchǎng)-Basketball court

三分线 (Sānfēn xiàn)-Three-point line

罚球线 (Fáqiú xiàn)-Free throw line

篮筐 (Lánkuāng)-Basket/hoop

篮板 (Lánbǎn)-Backboard

2. Player Positions 球员位置

· 控球后卫 (Kòngqiú hòuwèi)-Point Guard (PG)

· 得分后卫 (Défēn hòuwèi)-Shooting Guard (SG)

· 小前锋 (Xiǎo qiánfēng)-Small Forward (SF)

· 大前锋 (Dà qiánfēng)-Power Forward (PF)

· 中锋 (Zhōngfēng)-Center (C)

3. Common Actions 常用动作

传球 (Chuánqiú)-Pass the ball

投篮 (Tóulán)-Shoot the ball

运球 (Yùnqiú)-Dribble

篮板球 (Lánbǎn qiú)-Rebound

抢断 (Qiǎngduàn)-Steal

盖帽 (Gàimào)-Block shot

4. Game Rules 比赛规则

犯规 (Fànguī)-Foul

违例 (Wéilì)-Violation

暂停 (Zàntíng)-Timeout

加时赛 (Jiāshí sài)-Overtime

24秒违例 (Èrshísì miǎo wéilì)-24-second shot clock violation

5. NBA Specific Terms NBA专用术语

选秀 (Xuǎnxiù)-Draft

季后赛 (Jìhòusài)-Playoffs

总决赛 (Zǒngjuésài)-Finals

MVP-Most Valuable Player

三双 (Sānshuāng)-Triple-double

6. Useful Phrases 实用短语

· 这个球员打得很好。(Zhège qiúyuán dǎ de hěn hǎo.)-This player is playing very well.

· 他投进了一个三分球！(Tā tóujìn le yí ge sānfēn qiú!)-He made a three-pointer!

· 湖人队赢了比赛。(Húrénduì yíng le bǐsài.)-The Lakers won the game.

· 现在比分是多少？(Xiànzài bǐfēn shì duōshǎo?)-What's the score now?

· 我喜欢看NBA比赛。(Wǒ xǐhuān kàn NBA bǐsài.)-I like watching NBA games.

7. Practice Dialogue 练习对话

A: 你最喜欢的NBA球员是谁？(Nǐ zuì xǐhuān de NBA qiúyuán shì shuí?)
A: Who is your favorite NBA player?

B: 我喜欢勒布朗·詹姆斯。他是一个伟大的小前锋。
B: I like LeBron James. He is a great small forward.

A: 昨天的比赛你看了吗？湖人队赢了。(Zuótiān de bǐsài nǐ kàn le ma? Húrénduì yíng le.)
A: Did you watch yesterday's game? The Lakers won.

B: 是的！最后一分钟很精彩。(Shì de! Zuìhòu yì fēnzhōng hěn jīngcǎi.)
<>B: Yes! The last minute was exciting.