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Usages of dǎ
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 bù 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 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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