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table tennis
A sport in which two or four players hit a light ball back and forth over a net on a table using small paddles. Colloquially also called ping-pong.
Im Park stehen mehrere Platten, auf denen man Tischtennis spielen kann.
There are several tables in the park where you can play table tennis.
The word is simply made up of 'der Tisch' (the table) and 'das Tennis' (tennis). So it is literally tennis that is played on a table.
Für Tischtennis braucht man einen speziellen Tisch mit einem Netz.
For table tennis, you need a special table with a net.
As a sport, 'Tischtennis' (table tennis) is almost always combined with the verb 'spielen' (to play). The phrase 'Tischtennis spielen' (to play table tennis) is a very fixed collocation.
Jeden Freitagabend spiele ich mit meinen Freunden Tischtennis.
Every Friday evening, I play table tennis with my friends.
'Tischtennis' (table tennis) is the official and neutral term for this sport. It is used in all contexts, from leisure activities to professional sports.
Tischtennis ist eine olympische Disziplin.
Table tennis is an Olympic discipline.
tennis
'das Tennis' and 'das Tischtennis' are both sports with rackets, a ball, and a net. That is why they can easily be confused. The most important difference is the place and the type of ball: tennis is played on a tennis court with larger rackets and a regular tennis ball. Table tennis is played on a table with small paddles and a light ball. If someone talks about a sports court, clay court, or grass, 'Tennis' usually fits. If it is about a table, small paddles, or ping-pong, 'Tischtennis' fits.
Im Jugendzentrum haben wir in der Pause Tischtennis gespielt.
At the youth center, we played table tennis during the break.
Nach der Arbeit spielt mein Bruder Tennis auf dem Platz neben dem Park.
After work, my brother plays tennis on the court next to the park.