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 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 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 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 消防车 消防車 xiāo fáng chē fire engine / fire truck 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade / fire department 野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields) syn 火险 火險 huǒ xiǎn fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3]) / fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3]) 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 回禄 回祿 huí lù traditional Fire God / destruction by fire 峰火台 峰火臺 fēng huǒ tái fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) 烽燧 fēng suì fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) 禁射区 禁射區 no-fire area / no-fire zone 曲射 qū shè (military) curved-trajectory fire / plunging fire 消防通道 xiāo fáng tōng dào fire exit / (firefighting) fire lane 足球 zú qiú soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports) / CL:個|个[ge4] 网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 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 传球 傳球 chuán qiú (sports) to pass the ball 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 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball 球阀 球閥 qiú fá ball valve 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 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) 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 赌球 賭球 dǔ qiú (ball) sports betting 桌球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 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! 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 撞球 zhuàng qiú billiards / billiards ball / pool (game) 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 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 断球 斷球 duàn qiú (sports) to steal / to intercept the ball 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) 板球 bǎn qiú cricket (ball game) 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) 乌龙球 烏龍球 wū lóng qiú own goal (ball sports) 滚珠轴承 滾珠軸承 gǔn zhū zhóu chéng ball bearing syn 扣杀 扣殺 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike 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 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball syn 笔心 筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen) syn 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 丸 wán ball / pellet / pill syn 鞠 jū to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2] syn 抟 摶 tuán to roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuan2]) / (literary) to circle / to wheel 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 踘 jú leather ball 踘 jū leather ball / Taiwan pr. [ju2] 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 擦网球 擦網球 cā wǎng qiú net ball / let (tennis etc) 毬 qiú ball 孙悟空 孫悟空 sūn wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1] 