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男子籃球

简男子篮球 · 繁男子籃球

Mandarin · pinyin nán zǐ lán qiú

men's basketball

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
篮: lán · basket

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2–3–2–2 · nan2 zi3 lan2 qiu2

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