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Meanwhile in Minnesota: two players on ice skates rally across a frozen rink, the net tied to a tree stump. Still 网球.

网球 (wǎngqiú) means “tennis,” and also a tennis ball. 网 is net and 球 is ball, so it is “net ball.”

To play tennis is 打网球 (dǎ wǎngqiú); ball games you hit with your hand or a racket take 打. Table tennis is 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú).

你会打网球吗？ — Nǐ huì dǎ wǎngqiú ma? — Can you play tennis?

我们周末去打网球吧。 — Wǒmen zhōumò qù dǎ wǎngqiú ba. — Let’s play tennis this weekend.

Snow is falling: one group huddles around a bonfire, the other dances to music. As the caption says, music keeps you warm, even better: 音乐.

音乐 (yīnyuè) means “music.” 音 is sound, and 乐 here is read yuè, music. The same character is read lè in 快乐 (kuàilè), happy.

To listen to music is 听音乐 (tīng yīnyuè). A concert is 音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì).

我喜欢听音乐。 — Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. — I like listening to music.

你喜欢什么音乐？ — Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yīnyuè? — What kind of music do you like?