---
title: "Pingpangqiu Meaning: 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) Means “table tennis”"
description: "乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) means “table tennis; ping-pong”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingpangqiu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 乒乓球 mean?

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乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú

## table tennis; ping-pong

## It can also mean

- ping-pong ball

## Its characters

1. 球 qiú ball

## In a sentence

我每天下午都打乒乓球。 I play ping-pong every afternoon.

小球是**乒乓球**，大球是地球。

From [小球转动大球 · What was ping-pong diplomacy?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-was-ping-pong-diplomacy#library-word-17-20)

[More about 乒乓球](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%92%E4%B9%93%E7%90%83)

## More words with 乒 or 乓 or 球

- [棒球 bàngqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangqiu)
- [地球 dìqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diqiu)
- [环球 huánqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanqiu)
- [篮球 lánqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lanqiu)
- [球场 qiúchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiuchang)
- [球队 qiúduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiudui)
- [球迷 qiúmí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiumi)
- [全球 quánqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanqiu)
- [网球 wǎngqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangqiu)
- [星球 xīngqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingqiu)

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