{"id":13723,"date":"2017-10-09T17:31:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13723"},"modified":"2017-10-09T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:31:43","slug":"chinese-names-for-all-30-nba-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-names-for-all-30-nba-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Names for All 30 NBA Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

While China may be known more for\u00a0kung fu\u00a0<\/strong>(\u529f\u592b \u2013 g\u014dng fu) and\u00a0ping pong\u00a0<\/strong>(\u4e52\u4e53 \u2013 p\u012bng p\u0101ng) \u2013 both English words that were borrowed from Chinese, by the way \u2013\u00a0basketball<\/strong>\u00a0(\u7bee\u7403 \u2013 l\u00e1n qi\u00fa) is becoming more and more popular in the Middle Kingdom. Take a walk around any college campus in China, and you\u2019re sure to find the ping pong tables deserted and the basketball courts packed. If you\u2019re looking to make friends with guys in China, b-ball is a great topic of discussion. Of course, there are Chinese names for all of the teams and players in the league, so you\u2019ll need to do a little bit of studying before confidently chatting about the NBA in Chinese. Here are the Chinese names for all 30 NBA teams to get you started:<\/p>\n

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Image by Hobbies on a Budget from flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

Eastern Conference
\n\u4e1c\u90e8\u8054\u76df
\nd\u014dng b\u00f9 li\u00e1n m\u00e9ng<\/h2>\n

Cavaliers
\nHeat
\nPacers
\nBulls
\nKnicks
\nCeltics
\nPistons
\nRaptors
\nNets
\nWizards
\nMagic
\n76ers
\nBobcats
\nBucks
\nHawks<\/div>
\u9a91\u58eb
\n\u70ed\u706b
\n\u6b65\u884c\u8005
\n\u516c\u725b
\n\u5c3c\u514b\u65af
\n\u51ef\u5c14\u7279\u4eba
\n\u6d3b\u585e
\n\u731b\u9f99
\n\u7bee\u7f51
\n\u5947\u624d
\n\u9b54\u672f
\n76\u4eba
\n\u5c71\u732b
\n\u96c4\u9e7f
\n\u8001\u9e70<\/div>
q\u00ed sh\u00ec
\nr\u00e8 hu\u01d2
\nb\u00f9 x\u00edng zh\u011b
\ng\u014dng ni\u00fa
\nn\u00ed k\u00e8 s\u012b
\nk\u01cei \u011br t\u00e8 r\u00e9n
\nhu\u00f3 s\u0101i
\nm\u011bng l\u00f3ng
\nl\u00e1n w\u01ceng
\nq\u00ed c\u00e1i
\nm\u00f3 sh\u00f9
\nq\u012b sh\u00ed li\u00f9 r\u00e9n
\nsh\u0101n m\u0101o
\nxi\u00f3ng l\u00f9
\nl\u01ceo y\u012bng<\/div>
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Western Conference
\n\u897f\u90e8\u8054\u76df
\nx\u012b b\u00f9 li\u00e1n m\u00e9ng<\/h2>\n

Thunder
\nWarriors
\nClippers
\nLakes
\nKings
\nSpurs
\nMavericks
\nRockets
\nNuggets
\nTrailblazers
\nSuns
\nGrizzlies
\nTimberwolves
\nPelicans
\nJazz<\/div>
\u96f7\u9706
\n\u52c7\u58eb
\n\u5feb\u8239
\n\u6e56\u4eba
\n\u56fd\u738b
\n\u9a6c\u523a
\n\u5c0f\u725b
\n\u706b\u7bad
\n\u6398\u91d1
\n\u5f00\u62d3\u8005
\n\u592a\u9633
\n\u7070\u718a
\n\u68ee\u6797\u72fc
\n\u9e48\u9e55
\n\u7235\u58eb<\/div>
l\u00e9i t\u00edng
\ny\u01d2ng sh\u00ec
\nku\u00e0i chu\u00e1n
\nh\u00fa r\u00e9n
\ngu\u00f3 w\u00e1ng
\nm\u01ce c\u00ec
\nxi\u01ceo ni\u00fa
\nhu\u01d2 ji\u00e0n
\nju\u00e9 j\u012bn
\nk\u0101i t\u00e0 zh\u011b
\nt\u00e0i y\u00e1ng
\nhu\u012b xi\u00f3ng
\ns\u0113n l\u00edn l\u00e1ng
\nt\u00ed h\u00fa
\nju\u00e9 sh\u00ec<\/div>
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Technically speaking, you could add the Chinese word for\u00a0team<\/strong>\u00a0(\u961f \u2013 du\u00ec) after each name. That’s not really necessary, though, as long as it’s clear that you’re talking about basketball.<\/p>\n

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Image by Thomas Galves from flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sample Conversation<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a sample of a short conversation you might have with someone about hoops in Chinese:<\/p>\n

Do you like basketball?
\n\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u7bee\u7403\u5417?
\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 huan l\u00e1n qi\u00fa ma<\/p>\n

Yes (I do). How about you?
\n\u559c\u6b22. \u4f60\u5462?
\nx\u01d0 huan, n\u01d0 ne<\/p>\n

I like it very much.
\n\u6211\u5f88\u559c\u6b22.
\nw\u01d2 h\u011bn x\u01d0 huan<\/p>\n

Which team do you like?
\n\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u54ea\u4e2a\u961f?
\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 huan n\u01ce ge du\u00ec<\/p>\n

My favorite is the Heat, and you?
\n\u6211\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u70ed\u706b\u961f\uff0c\u4f60\u5462\uff1f
\nw\u01d2 zu\u00ec x\u01d0 huan r\u00e8 hu\u01d2 du\u00ec, n\u01d0 ne<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t like the Heat. I like the Bulls.
\n\u6211\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\u70ed\u706b. \u6211\u559c\u6b22\u516c\u725b\u961f.
\nw\u01d2 b\u00f9 x\u01d0 huan r\u00e8 hu\u01d2. w\u01d2 x\u01d0 huan g\u014dng ni\u00fa du\u00ec<\/p>\n

That should get you started talking about the NBA and the various teams. For some more advanced practice, check out this conversation video all about hoops:<\/p>\n