伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 橄榄球 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 足球 zú qiú soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 大厦 大廈 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) syn 网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball 击球 擊球 jī qiú to bat / to hit a ball (sport) 球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports) / CL:個|个[ge4] 传球 傳球 chuán qiú (sports) to pass the ball 盛大 shèng dà grand / majestic / magnificent syn 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 隆重 lóng zhòng grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn syn 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 板球 bǎn qiú cricket (ball game) 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis / ping-pong / table tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 宏伟 宏偉 hóng wěi grand / imposing / magnificent syn 大酒店 dà jiǔ diàn grand hotel syn 大法官 dà fǎ guān grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice syn 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous syn 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 雄伟 雄偉 xióng wěi grand / imposing / magnificent / majestic syn 大奖赛 大獎賽 dà jiǎng sài grand prix 盛典 shèng diǎn majestic pomp / grand ceremony syn 盛事 shèng shì grand occasion syn 堂堂 táng táng grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance syn 宏大 hóng dà great / grand syn 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 大公 dà gōng grand duke / impartial syn 总计 總計 zǒng jì (grand) total syn 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect syn 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 球类 球類 qiú lèi ball sports syn 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 盛况 盛況 shèng kuàng grand occasion 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus syn 扣杀 扣殺 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike 盛举 盛舉 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking 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 滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn 堂皇 táng huáng imposing / grand syn 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by syn 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 司马迁 司馬遷 sī mǎ qiān Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography 壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand / majestic / vast syn 泱泱 yāng yāng grand / magnificent / vast syn 圆子 圓子 yuán zi kind of dumpling / sticky rice ball syn 乌龙球 烏龍球 wū lóng qiú own goal (ball sports) 史记 史記 shǐ jì Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] 大峡谷 大峽谷 dà xiá gǔ great valley / Grand Canyon of Colorado River 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 球阀 球閥 qiú fá ball valve 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 球童 qiú tóng ball boy (tennis) / caddie (golf) 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 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) 高球 gāo qiú (sports) high ball / lob / (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1er3fu1qiu2]) / highball (cocktail) 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 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) 大满贯 大滿貫 dà mǎn guàn grand slam 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 球磨机 球磨機 qiú mó jī ball mill 断球 斷球 duàn qiú (sports) to steal / to intercept the ball 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 漕河 cáo hé waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]) 京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jīng háng dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 清洁球 清潔球 qīng jié qiú scouring ball 张居正 張居正 zhāng jū zhèng Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee 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) 恭亲王 恭親王 gōng qīn wáng Grand Prince (Qing title) 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 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 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 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 