Chinese word dictionary

橄榄球

gǎn lǎn qiú · football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)

Word information

Simplified橄榄球
Traditional橄欖球
Pinyingǎn lǎn qiú
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 橄榄球

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