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jianzi

/d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zə/

jianzi noun: a traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.

Noun

jianzi (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.

jianzi meaning in Vietnamese

jianzi in Vietnamese

Chinese sport
đá cầu

Origin of jianzi

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 毽子 (jiànzi).

Questions about jianzi

What does jianzi mean?
Jianzi means a traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.
What is jianzi in Vietnamese?
Jianzi in Vietnamese is đá cầu. See Jianzi meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is jianzi?
Jianzi is a noun.
How do you pronounce jianzi?
Jianzi is pronounced /d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zə/.

Words near jianzi in the dictionary

  1. jianshuiite
  2. jiantizi
  3. Jianxi
  4. Jianyang
  5. jianzhi
  6. jianzi
  7. jiao
  8. jiao zi
  9. Jiaocheng
  10. jiaogulan
  11. Jiaohe

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