I know this forum discourages use of non-English on threads, but since we all watch so many videos with chinese commentary, I thought it would be useful to learn the Chinese words for e.g. smash or drop shot. Simply put, I would love to know more of what the chinese commentators are saying, and whether they add more insight than e.g. Gillian Clark I know there are plenty on this board who speak Mandarin fluently/ are native Mandarin speakers, so would much appreciate it if you could share your wisdom for us aspiring Mandarin speakers!! Just pinyin would be fine, but pinyin together with chinese characters is welcomed as well! I'll get us started: "Xia qiu" - Smash "Diao qiu" - Drop shot What's the term for "net shot" or "drive"??
As I learned: "wǎng qián qiu" for net shot "píng qiu" for drive, but usually coaches/players will refer to "píng chōu dǎng" (not sure about the pinyin) for flat shots It's not always easy to find the corresponding designations from Chinese (badminton) technical terms in English. If we look into the footwork, it has 6 or 7 different designations/types which you may not find in English.
thank you! i was curious to know what the word for drive was, and "ping qiu/ flat shuttle" certainly makes sense!
I think the fundamental difference between China and British commentators is that the latter tend to praise players more..... with admiration. Not that China commentators don't praise players, but they do it either in a concise manner like: "good shot!", or complete imply there is no challenge for the player with upperhand, like: "there is a big gap level here." Take it over, next floor!
Hi Everyone, I currently live in Beijing and have just joined two badminton clubs here. Although I haven't played in a while, after a few games most of the rust had gone. However, I did realise that my Chinese badminton vocabulary was non-existent. Therefore I have put together this list that may be helpful to others. I haven't included the tones for the pinyin. Cheers Ben doubles 双打 shuangda mixed-doubles 混合双打 /混双 hunheshuangda / hunshuang singles 单打 danda partner (双打)同伴 (shuangda)tongban game 局 ju match 场 chang shuttle 羽毛球 yumaoqiu broken shuttle 坏球 huaiqiu plastic shuttle 塑料羽毛球 suliaoyumaoqiu racket 羽毛球拍 yumaoqiupai handle 拍柄 paibing face 拍面 paimian frame 拍框 paikuang shaft 拍柄轴 paibingzhou grip 握拍的地方 wopaidedifang ascent 上升 shangsheng descent 下降 xiajiang court 球场 qiuchang net 球网 qiuwang net post 网柱 wangzhu back tramlines 单打端线和双打端线之间的细长地带 dandaduanxian he shuangdaduanxian zhijiandexichangdidai back line 端线 duanxian centre line 中线 zhongxian front service line 前发球线 qianfaqiuxian inside side line 单打边线 dadabianxian outside side line 双打边线 shuangdabianxian rear service line 后发球线 houfaqiuxian side tramlines 单打边线和双打边线之间的细长地带 dandabianxian he shuangdabianxian zhijiandexichangdidai side line 边线 bianxian back court 后场 houchang forecourt 前场 qianchang backhand court 左场区 zuochangqu forehand court 右场区 youchangqu mid court 中区 zhongqu service court 发球区 faqiuqu singles court 单打球场 dandaqiuchang doubles court 双打球场 shuangdaqiuchang corners of backcourt 后场两角 houchangliangjiao doubles service court 双打发球区 shuangdafaqiuqu singles service court 单打发球区 dandafaqiuqu backhand 反拍 houpai forehand 正拍 zhengpai clear 高远球 gaoyuanqiu cross-court 斜线球 xiexianqiu drop shot 吊网前球 /吊球 diaowangqianqiu / diaoqiu deep shot 深球 shenqiu drive 平抽球 pingchouqiu driven clear 平抽高球 pingchougaoqiu half-court shot 半场球 banchangqiu lift 近网挑球 jinwangtiaoqiu low shot 低球 diqiu net shot “夹发针”球 “jiafazhen”qiu passing shot 超身球 chaoshenqiu smash 扣球 kouqiu winner 得分球 defenqiu serve 发球 faqiu deep high serve 发高远球 fagaoyuanqiu flat service 发平球 fapingqiu flick 甩腕击球 shuaiwanjiqiu long high serve 发高远球 fagaoyuanqiu long serve 长发球 changfaqiu short serve 短发球 duanfaqiu return of serve 接发球/回球 /还击 jiefaqiu /huiqiu/huanji serving position 发球位置 faqiuweizhi double hit 连击 lianji foot fault 脚部犯规 jiaobufangui fault 失误 shiwu foul hit 击球犯规 jiqiufangui miss 击球未中 jiqiuweizhong frame shot 木球 muqiu even number of points 双数分数 shuangshufenshu odd number of points 单数分数 danshufenshu change ends 交换场地 jiaohuanchangdi let 发球擦网后重发 /擦网球 faqiucawanghouzhongfa / cawangqiu rally 回合 huihe in 在界内 zaijienei out 在界外 zaijiewai
What a great effort! That backtramlines seems a bit of a mouthful. Couple of missing terms: spinning/tumbling netshot, slice shot. Also your translation for smash, sometimes I hear xia qiu rather than kou qiu. What isthe difference?
Wow, that's a fabulous amount of work. Thank you! (Now we just need a philanthropic soul to do an audio version and then we who are linguistically challenged, might have a hope of using some of these words)
Xia Qiu or Sha Qiu? Xia Qiu translates to Down-ball Sha Qiu translates to Kill-ball Wang Sha = Net Kill
Hey Cheung, Yeah, the back tramlines are basically something like "the zone between the back singles line and the doubles service line" or something similar .. I guess there is a better phrase but haven't found it yet. Slice shot: 切球 slice shot (literally "cut ball"). The net shot “夹发针”球 “jiafazhen”qiu literally means "hairpin" ball, so you can imagine the shape of such a shot. You could also say 落网球 luowangqiu .... I'll see if I can find out any more. As for xiaqiu or kouqiu, as far as I know they are used interchangeably .. "down ball" and "smash ball" respectively. The difference between the two could also be about speed ... I'll ask around. Can also add: kill shot 扣杀球 koushaqiu Cheers
