滑板
huábǎn
The English word 'skateboard' is translated into Chinese as 滑板 (huábǎn).
滑板 refers to the sports or recreation platform on wheels. If you want to refer to the sport of skateboarding itself, you use 滑板运动. To describe the person performing the activity, a 'skateboarder', use 滑手. If you are talking about a place to skate, a 'skatepark' is called 滑板场 and 'skateboard tricks' are known as 滑板技巧. To express the action of skateboarding, you typically use the verb 玩 (to play or enjoy) before the noun, forming the phrase 玩滑板.
Meaning: sports/recreation platform on wheels (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 滑板 is composed of 滑 (huá), meaning 'to slide' and 板 (bǎn), meaning 'board'.
How do you pronounce it?
huábǎn
Did you know?
- Because skateboarding is often viewed as an 'extreme sport', it is frequently grouped under the broader category of 极限运动, which literally means 'limit sports'.
- In Chinese, the term for a 'skateboarder' is 滑手 (huáshǒu). The character 手 (shǒu) literally means 'hand', but in this context, it is a common linguistic way to denote a 'person who is skilled at' or 'practitioner of' a specific activity.
- The character 板 (bǎn) in 滑板 refers to a flat piece of wood, and it is the same character used in the word for 'blackboard' 黑板 (hēibǎn).
Examples in context
- 你玩滑板嗎？Do you skateboard?This sentence is useful for asking someone if they participate in the activity of using a 滑板.Tatoeba #13138265 by LeviHighway, translation #11952128 by CK
- 这是我的新滑板。This is my new skateboard.
- 我喜欢骑单板。I enjoy riding a skateboard.
- 我的滑板在房間裡。Wǒ de huábǎn zài fángjiān lǐ.My skateboard is in the room.
- 這塊滑板非常新。Zhè kuài huábǎn fēicháng xīn.This skateboard is very new.
Example conversation
At a local park, Wei sees Xiao Wen with her gear.
- 伟 Wei妳的滑板很漂亮！Nǐ de huábǎn hěn piàoliang!Your skateboard is beautiful!
- 晓雯 Xiaowen謝謝，這是我剛買的。Xièxiè, zhè shì wǒ gāng mǎi de.Thanks, I just bought it.
- 伟 Wei妳要不要練習一下？Nǐ yào bù yào liànxí yīxià?Do you want to practice a bit?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好啊，我們走吧。Hǎo a, wǒmen zǒu ba.Sure, let's go.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “skateboard” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
