看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 吃鸡 吃雞 chī jī (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) / battle royale game / last-man-standing game / to play PUBG (or similar game) / to win at PUBG (or similar game) 饭团 飯糰 fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) / onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) syn 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 界内球 界內球 jiè nèi qiú ball within bounds (sports) / in / fair ball (baseball) 死球 sǐ qiú (ball sports) dead ball 球路 qiú lù (sports) trajectory of the ball / method of dispatching the ball (e.g. in baseball: curveball, slider, fastball etc) syn 卡池 kǎ chí deck of cards (in a trading card game) / (ACG) pool / banner (collection of in-game items players draw from in a gacha video game) 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 体彩 體彩 tǐ cǎi sports lottery (sports betting run by a government agency, China Sports Lottery) (abbr. for 體育彩票|体育彩票[ti3 yu4 cai3 piao4]) 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 地滚球 地滾球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball 球感 qiú gǎn ball sense / feel for the ball 撞球 zhuàng qiú billiards / billiards ball / pool (game) 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 板球 bǎn qiú cricket (ball game) 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán short pass (in ball game) 抛绣球 拋繡球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals) / (fig.) to make overtures / to court 九号球 九號球 jiǔ hào qiú nine-ball (billiards game) 球友 qiú yǒu (ball game) enthusiast (player) / golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc) 木球 mù qiú cricket (ball game) / also called 板球[ban3 qiu2] 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports) / CL:個|个[ge4] 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 传球 傳球 chuán qiú (sports) to pass the ball 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 赌球 賭球 dǔ qiú (ball) sports betting 球类 球類 qiú lèi ball sports syn 高球 gāo qiú (sports) high ball / lob / (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1er3fu1qiu2]) / highball (cocktail) 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 断球 斷球 duàn qiú (sports) to steal / to intercept the ball 乌龙球 烏龍球 wū lóng qiú own goal (ball sports) 掉球 diào qiú (sports) to fumble the ball 球会 球會 qiú huì (HK) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc) 回力球 huí lì qiú (sports) jai alai / cesta punta / ball used in this sport 回滚 回滾 huí gǔn (computing) to roll back / rollback / (sports) (of a ball) to come back (due to backspin or sloping ground) 球手 qiú shǒu (ball sports) player 输球 輸球 shū qiú (ball sports) to lose a match 客场 客場 kè chǎng away-game arena / away-game venue 游戏机 遊戲機 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console syn 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 电动玩具 電動玩具 diàn dòng wán jù battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 躲猫猫 躲貓貓 duǒ māo māo hide-and-seek (game) / peekaboo (game) 复盘 復盤 fù pán (after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves / (stock market) to resume trading 玩法 wán fǎ to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place 剧本杀 劇本殺 jù běn shā murder mystery game (role-playing game) 乙游 乙遊 yǐ yóu otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏[yi3 nu : 3 you2 xi4]) 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 超级杯 超級盃 chāo jí bēi Super Cup (various sports) / Super Bowl (American football championship game) 补时 補時 bǔ shí (sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages) / (abbr. for 傷停補時|伤停补时[shang1 ting2 bu3 shi2]) injury time 偷跑 tōu pǎo to sneak off / to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun / to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun / to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release 缺阵 缺陣 quē zhèn (sports) to miss a game (due to injury, suspension etc) / to sit out a match syn 裁判 cái pàn (law) to judge / to adjudicate / verdict / judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire / referee / judge syn 希腊共和国体育总秘书处欧洲体育会议 希臘共和國體育總秘書處歐洲體育會議 European Sports Conference of the General Secretariat for Sports of the Hellenic Republic 雪藏 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team) 足球 zú qiú soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis / ping-pong / table tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball 球阀 球閥 qiú fá ball valve 击球 擊球 jī qiú to bat / to hit a ball (sport) 橄榄球 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 球童 qiú tóng ball boy (tennis) / caddie (golf) 桌球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 球磨机 球磨機 qiú mó jī ball mill 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 一团火 一團火 yī tuán huǒ fireball / ball of fire 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon 球网 球網 qiú wǎng net (for ball games) 签字笔 簽字筆 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 扣球 kòu qiú to smash a ball / to spike 仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus syn 清洁球 清潔球 qīng jié qiú scouring ball 滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn 滚球 滾球 gǔn qiú lawn bowls / bocce / pétanque / bowling ball 门球 門球 mén qiú croquet / goal ball (served by the goal keeper) 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 圆子 圓子 yuán zi kind of dumpling / sticky rice ball syn 压线 壓線 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 滚珠轴承 滾珠軸承 gǔn zhū zhóu chéng ball bearing syn 