保龄球 Traditional form: 保齡球 Pinyin (reading): bǎolíngqiú Definitions: ten-pin bowling (loanword) bowling ball Characters: 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for 龄 - age; years 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round Traditional characters: 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for 齡 - age; years 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round