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) 单放机 單放機 dān fàng jī tape player / video player / (media) player / play-only device 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 外援 wài yuán foreign aid / external aid / (sports) foreign player / player recruited from overseas 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 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]) 替补 替補 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement 播放机 播放機 bō fàng jī player (e.g. CD player) 加索尔 加索爾 jiā suǒ ěr Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player 李娜 lǐ nà Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles) 替补队员 替補隊員 tì bǔ duì yuán substitute player / reserve player 球友 qiú yǒu (ball game) enthusiast (player) / golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc) 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 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 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) syn 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng (military) mercenary / (sports) player hired from another country 换人 換人 huàn rén to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 摘牌 zhāi pái to delist (a traded security) / (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club 处子秀 處子秀 chǔ zǐ xiù debut (by a male performer or sports player) 洋将 洋將 yáng jiàng (Tw) (sports) foreign player / import 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 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 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) 输球 輸球 shū qiú (ball sports) to lose a match 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 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 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 游客 遊客 yóu kè traveler / tourist / (online gaming) guest player syn 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 彩民 cǎi mín lottery player 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 棋手 qí shǒu chess player syn 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 麦迪 麥迪 mài dí Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player 王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player 范志毅 fàn zhì yì Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player 琵琶行 pí pa xíng Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4] 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 影碟机 影碟機 yǐng dié jī DVD player 纳达尔 nà dá ěr Nadal (name) / Rafael Nadal (1986-), Spanish tennis player 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 小虾米 小蝦米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 郎平 láng píng Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese former volleyball player and coach 张伯伦 張伯倫 zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player 邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner 琴师 琴師 qín shī player of a stringed instrument syn 头家 頭家 tóu jiā organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor 电唱机 電唱機 diàn chàng jī gramophone / record player syn 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 竞赛者 競賽者 jìng sài zhě player 姚明 yáo míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 邓加 鄧加 dèng jiā Dunga (1963-), former Brazilian soccer player 郝海东 郝海東 hǎo hǎi dōng Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player 吉他手 jí tā shǒu guitar player 李昌镐 李昌鎬 lǐ chāng hào Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player 罗纳尔多 羅納爾多 luó nà ěr duō Ronaldo (name) / Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 聂卫平 聶衛平 niè wèi píng Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player 乔红 喬紅 qiáo hóng Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player 森喜朗 sēn xǐ lǎng MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes 王励勤 王勵勤 wáng lì qín Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist 王楠 wáng nán Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist 吴清源 吳清源 wú qīng yuán Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player 杨维 楊維 yáng wéi Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist 张宁 張寧 zhāng níng Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist 张怡宁 張怡寧 zhāng yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist 肇俊哲 zhào jùn zhé Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player 种子选手 種子選手 zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu seeded player 倒带 倒帶 dào dài rewind (media player) 吹竽手 chuī yú shǒu player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument) 局中人 jú zhōng rén participant / protagonist / a player (in this affair) 帽子戏法 帽子戲法 mào zi xì fǎ hat trick (when one player scores three goals) 快退 kuài tuì fast-rewind (media player) 扬科维奇 揚科維奇 yáng kē wéi qí Jankovic / Yankovic / Yankovich / Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player 