| Chinese | Pinyin | Literal Meaning | Ball Sport | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乒乓球 | pīngpāng qiú | "Pingpang" ball | Table Tennis | 100%
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| 籃球 | lánqiú | Basket ball | Basketball | 92%
|
| 足球 | zúqiú | Foot ball | Football | 90%
|
| 保齡球 | bǎolíngqiú | "Baoling" ball | Ten-pin Bowling | 90%
|
| 羽毛球 | yǔmáoqiú | Feather ball | Badminton | 82%
|
| 棒球 | bàngqiú | Bat ball | Baseball | 76%
|
| 水球 | shuǐqiú | Water ball | Water Polo | 76%
|
| 哥爾夫球 | gē'ěrfūqiú | "Ge'erfu" ball | Golf | 73%
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| 手球 | shǒuqiú | Hand ball | Handball | 73%
|
| 曲棍球 | qūgùnqiú | Bent stick ball | Hockey | 67%
|
| 網球 | wǎngqiú | Net ball | Tennis | 67%
|
| 馬球 | mǎqiú | Horse ball | Polo | 65%
|
| 壁球 | bìqiú | Wall ball | Squash | 59%
|
| 欖球 | lǎnqiú | Olive ball | Rugby | 49%
|
| 籃網球 | lánwǎngqiú | Basket net ball | Netball | 41%
|
| 桌球 | zhuōqiú | Desk ball | Snooker | 41%
|
| 排球 | páiqiú | Row ball | Volleyball | 41%
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| 草地滾球 | cǎodìgǔnqiú | Lawn roll ball | Lawn Bowls | 35%
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| 板球 | bǎnqiú | Board ball | Cricket | 33%
|
| 袋棍球 | dàigùnqiú | Bag stick ball | Lacrosse | 29%
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| 壘球 | lěiqiú | Rampart ball | Softball | 22%
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| 門球 | ménqiú | Door ball | Croquet | 12%
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| 藤球 | téngqiú | Vine ball | Sepak Takraw | 10%
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| 板棍球 | bǎngùnqiú | Board stick ball | Hurling | 6%
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