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篮球

lán qiú · lan qiu

Traditional 籃球

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我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)想(xiǎng)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yì)名(míng)职(zhí)业(yè)篮(lán)球(qiú)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)。

I've always wanted to be a professional basketball player.

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放(fàng)学(xué)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)常(cháng)常(cháng)在(zài)操(cāo)场(chǎng)上(shàng)打(dǎ)篮(lán)球(qiú)。

After school, we often play basketball on the playground.

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basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)

ball; sphere

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