对中国人来说，乒乓早就超越了运动本身，它代表了民族尊严。冷战时期，中国和外界的接触很少，好多运动都受到抵制不能开展。只有乒乓球能让我们跟国外交流。
duì zhōngguórén láishuō ，pīngpāng zǎo jiù chāoyuè le yùndòng běnshēn ，tā dàibiǎo le mínzú zūnyán 。lěngzhàn shíqī ，Zhōngguó hé wàijiè de jiēchù hěn shǎo ，hǎo duō yùndòng dōu shòudào dǐzhì bùnéng kāizhǎn 。zhǐyǒu pīngpāngqiú néng ràng wǒmen gēn guówài jiāoliú 。
For Chinese people, ping pong is more than just a sport, it represents their ethnic dignity. During the cold war, China had little contact with foreign countries, as many banned them from participating in international competitions, and therefore were unable to develop other sports. Ping pong was the only sport that allowed us to interact with other countries.