单板滑雪
dānbǎn huáxuě
The Chinese term for the sport of snowboarding is 单板滑雪 (dānbǎn huáxuě).
单板滑雪 is used to refer to the sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.
Meaning: the sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 单板 (dānbǎn), which literally means single board. The use of 单板 serves to distinguish the sport from traditional skiing.
How do you pronounce it?
dānbǎn huáxuě
Did you know?
- Because China's winter sports boom is recent, many young snowboarders use English loanwords for specific tricks instead of translating them into 单板滑雪 terminology.
- While 单板滑雪 is the formal term, in casual conversation, many enthusiasts simply call it 玩单板 (wán dānbǎn), or 'playing single board'.
- If you are looking for the term for 'skis' to compare, you would use 双板 (shuāngbǎn), which literally means 'double board'.
Examples in context
- 明天我们去滑雪吧！Let's go snowboarding tomorrow!
- 我喜欢单板滑雪。Wǒ xǐhuān dānbǎn huáxuě.I like snowboarding.
- 单板滑雪很有趣。Dānbǎn huáxuě hěn yǒuqù.Snowboarding is very fun.
- 他正在练习单板滑雪。Tā zhèngzài liànxí dānbǎn huáxuě.He is practicing snowboarding.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a winter trip.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，你会单板滑雪吗？Hào rán, nǐ huì dānbǎn huáxuě ma?Haoran, do you know how to snowboard?
- 浩然 Haoran我会，不过很久没玩了。Wǒ huì, bùguò hěn jiǔ méi wán le.I do, but I haven't done it in a long time.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那我们一起去单板滑雪吧！Nà wǒmen yīqǐ qù dānbǎn huáxuě ba!Then let's go snowboarding together!
- 浩然 Haoran好主意，我们周末出发。Hǎo zhǔyì, wǒmen zhōumò chūfā.Great idea, let's leave this weekend.
