Usages of lánqiú
周末 他 常常 跟 同学 去 打 篮球， 有时候 也 去 公园 踢 足球。zhōumò tā chángcháng gēn tóngxué qù dǎ lánqiú, yǒushíhou yě qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends he often goes to play basketball with classmates, and sometimes goes to the park to play soccer.
她 打 篮球 的 时候 没 有 信心， 但 是 踢 了 几 次 足球 以后， 觉得 自己 也 可以 慢慢 提高。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
记者 又 问 她， 为什么 不 在 家 玩 游戏， 而是 每天 来 公园 打 篮球。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bú zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.
周末 我们 在 公园 打 篮球， 觉得 很 有意思。zhōumò wǒmen zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
On weekends we play basketball in the park and find it very interesting.
周末 我 喜欢 跟 同学 在 公园 打 篮球。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.
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