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投篮 (tóu lán): Shoot a basket (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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投 • tóu • to throw, cast, or fling • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
tóu投

to throw, cast, or fling

篮 • lán • basket
lán篮

basket

Word Info

Pinyintóu lán
Meaningshoot a basket
Characters2
Syntaxverb phrase

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 投篮.

Words with 投
  • 投入tóu rùinvest, put into
  • 投资tóu zīinvest
  • 投掷tóu zhìthrow; hurl; cast
  • 投机tóu jīspeculate; be opportunistic
  • 投票tóu piàovote
  • 投诉tóu sùcomplaint
  • 投降tóu xiángsurrender; capitulate
  • 投奔tóu bènFlee to / Seek refuge with
Words with 篮
  • 篮球lán qiúbasketball
  • 打篮球dǎ lán qiúplay basketball
  • 摇篮yáo lánCradle / Cot
  • 扣篮kòu lánslam dunk
篮子
lán zi
basket
  • 篮筐lán kuāngbasket (for basketball)
  • 摇篮曲yáo lán qǔlullaby
  • 篮球场lán qiú chǎngbasketball court
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 投篮

    tā他
    zhàn站
    zài在
    sān三
    fēn分
    xiàn线
    wài外
    tóu投
    lán篮
    。
    He stands outside the three-point line to shoot a basket.
    jiào教
    liàn练
    jiāo教
    wǒ我
    men们
    rú如
    hé何
    zhèng正
    què
    确
    tóu投
    lán篮
    。
    The coach teaches us how to shoot a basket correctly.