打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) Play Basketball (Beginner)

打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) Play Basketball (Beginner)

The character “打 (dǎ)” means to hit, but in this word it means to play. “篮 (lán)” means basket and “球 (qiú)” means ball.

Example:
A: Nǐ xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú ma?     
你  喜欢 打 篮球    吗？

Do you like playing basketball?

B: Xǐhuan, búguò wǒ gèng xǐhuan dǎ yǔmáoqiú.     
喜欢， 不过    我   更     喜欢    打   羽毛球。

Yes, but I prefer to playing badminton.