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 网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 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 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 目 mù eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title syn 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! 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb 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 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 罗网 羅網 luó wǎng net / fishing net / bird net 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 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 蚊帐 蚊帳 wén zhàng mosquito net / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 法网 法網 fǎ wǎng the net of justice / the long arm of the law syn 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 渔网 漁網 yú wǎng fishing net / fishnet 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 安全网 安全網 ān quán wǎng safety net 净值 淨值 jìng zhí net value / net worth 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) 撒网 撒網 sā wǎng to throw a net syn 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 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 拦网 攔網 lán wǎng to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / to block syn 仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus syn 扣杀 扣殺 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike 网罗 網羅 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella syn 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 鱼死网破 魚死網破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom) syn 净收入 淨收入 jìng shōu rù net income / net profit syn 门可罗雀 門可羅雀 mén kě luó què lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted syn 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 帐子 帳子 zhàng zi mosquito net / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 纯利 純利 chún lì net profit 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) 网际 網際 wǎng jì Internet / net / cyber- 净利润 淨利潤 jìng lì rùn net profit syn 中国青年报 中國青年報 zhōng guó qīng nián bào China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 净重 淨重 jìng zhòng net weight syn 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) 网瘾 網癮 wǎng yǐn Internet addiction / net addiction / web addiction 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 实收 實收 shí shōu net receipts / real income 撞球 zhuàng qiú billiards / billiards ball / pool (game) 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 球磨机 球磨機 qiú mó jī ball mill 净利 淨利 jìng lì net profit syn 人力资源网 人力資源网 rén lì zī yuán wǎng Human Resources Network / HR Net 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 净含量 淨含量 jìng hán liàng net weight 棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon 网箱 網箱 wǎng xiāng net cage (fish farming) 漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom) / fig. sb or sth that slips through the net syn 张网 zhāng wǎng stow net / gape net 结网 結網 jié wǎng to spin a web (spider) / to weave a net (e.g. for fishing) 清洁球 清潔球 qīng jié qiú scouring ball 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) 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 流网 流網 liú wǎng drift net (fishing) 围网 圍網 wéi wǎng seine net / wire mesh fence / fence screen 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 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 