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University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
and / together with
University of Connecticut
Kāngnièdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
to compete for / to fight for
zhēngduó
争夺
men
nánzǐ
男子
NCAA (US college sports league)
NCAA
NCAA
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
championship
guànjūn
冠军

April 5
sìyuè wǔ rì
四月五日
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
and
University of Connecticut
Kāngnièdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
respectively
fēnbié
分别
to win
yíngdé
赢得
semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
the final
juésài
决赛
championship game
juésài
决赛
will
jiāng
at / on
zài
April 6
sìyuè liù rì
四月六日
to be held
jǔxíng
举行

April 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM

April 5
sìyuè wǔ rì
四月五日
men
nánzǐ
男子
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
to defeat
dǎbài
打败
completion particle
le
University of Arizona
Yàlìsāngǔ Dàxué
亚利桑那大学
University of Connecticut
Kāngnièdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
also
to defeat
dǎbài
打败
completion particle
le
University of Illinois
Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué
伊利诺伊大学
two
liǎng
(measure word for teams)
zhī
team
duìwu
队伍
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
completion particle
le
the final
juésài
决赛
championship game
juésài
决赛
at / on
zài
April 6
sìyuè liù rì
四月六日
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
game / competition
bǐsài
比赛
in
zài
Indianapolis (US city)
Yìndìānnàbōlìsī
印第安纳波利斯
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
sports fan
qiúmí
球迷
to look forward to / to anticipate
qīdài
期待
this (game)
zhè chǎng
这场
game
bǐsài
比赛

New Words

lánqiú
篮球
basketball
guànjūn
冠军
championship
duìwu
队伍
team
dǎbài
打败
to defeat
juésài
决赛
final game
jìnrù
进入
to advance
jǔxíng
举行
to be held
qiúmí
球迷
sports fan

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Michigan and UConn Set for Men NCAA Basketball Championship After Semifinal Wins

Michigan and UConn both won their April 5 semifinals and will meet for the men NCAA basketball championship on April 6.

On April 5, the men's NCAA basketball semifinal was held. The University of Michigan defeated the University of Arizona. The University of Connecticut also defeated the University of Illinois. Both teams advanced to the championship game. The championship game was held on April 6. The match took place in Indianapolis. Many fans looked forward to this game.

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rónghuà
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gǔlǎo
古老
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jiǔ qì
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nèi cáng
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jù jīn
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(modifier particle)
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