英超 yīng chāo Premier League / England Premier Soccer League 英超赛 英超賽 yīng chāo sài England premier soccer league 升班马 升班馬 shēng bān mǎ (sports, esp. soccer) newly promoted team (one that has advanced from a lower league to a higher league) 足球 zú qiú soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 足协 足協 zú xié soccer association / soccer federation (abbr. for 足球協會|足球协会[zu2qiu2 xie2hui4]) 足坛 足壇 zú tán soccer circles / soccer world 足球赛 足球賽 zú qiú sài soccer match / soccer competition 男足 nán zú abbr. for 男子足球 men's soccer / abbr. for 男子足球隊|男子足球队 men's soccer team 足球协会 足球協會 zú qiú xié huì soccer association / soccer federation 女足 nǚ zú women's soccer / women's football / women's soccer team 联赛 聯賽 lián sài (sports) league / league tournament 中国共产主义青年团 中國共產主義青年團 zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán Communist Youth League of China / China Youth League 少年先锋队 少年先鋒隊 shào nián xiān fēng duì Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队 阿拉伯国家联盟 阿拉伯國家聯盟 ā lā bó guó jiā lián méng Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States 达达尼亚民主联盟 達達尼亞民主聯盟 Democratic League of Dardania / Democratic League 主席 zhǔ xí chairperson / premier / chairman / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 总理 總理 zǒng lǐ premier / prime minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 温家宝 溫家寶 wēn jiā bǎo Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013 副总理 副總理 fù zǒng lǐ vice-premier / vice prime minister / deputy prime minister 周总理 周總理 zhōu zǒng lǐ Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976) 州长 州長 zhōu zhǎng governor (of a province or colony) / (US) state governor / (Australian) state premier 苏贞昌 蘇貞昌 sū zhēn chāng Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-) 钱其琛 錢其琛 qián qí chēn Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier 李克强 李克強 lǐ kè qiáng Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023 朱熔基 zhū róng jī common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003 李富春 lǐ fù chūn Li Fuchun (1900-1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC 朱容基 zhū róng jī common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003 朱镕基 朱鎔基 zhū róng jī Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003 法国审计法院第一院长 法國審計法院第一院長 Premier président de la Cour des comptes 阁揆 閣揆 gé kuí premier / prime minister 韩正 韓正 hán zhèng Han Zheng (1954-), senior vice premier of the PRC (2018-) 陈其迈 陳其邁 chén qí mài Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-) 出师未捷身先死 出師未捷身先死 chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) 黄华 黃華 huáng huá Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982) 球队 球隊 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 中路 zhōng lù midway / mediocre (quality) / midfield (soccer) syn 皇马 皇馬 huáng mǎ Real Madrid soccer team / abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent syn 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 国足 國足 guó zú national soccer team 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 门将 門將 mén jiàng official gatekeeper / goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 足球队 足球隊 zú qiú duì soccer team 头球 頭球 tóu qiú (soccer) header 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 攻防 gōng fáng attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer) 球门 球門 qiú mén goalmouth (in soccer) 足球场 足球場 zú qiú chǎng football field / soccer field 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 欧洲杯 歐洲杯 ōu zhōu bēi European Cup (e.g. soccer) 乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 扑救 撲救 pū jiù firefighting / to extinguish a fire and save life and property / to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer) syn 范志毅 fàn zhì yì Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player 边路 邊路 biān lù sidewalk / side road / shoulder (of a road) / wing (soccer) 运球 運球 yùn qiú to dribble (basketball, soccer etc) 黑哨 hēi shào (soccer etc) corrupt officiating / dubious call 劲射 勁射 jìng shè power shot (e.g. in soccer) 人墙 人牆 rén qiáng human barricade / (soccer) defensive wall 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 清道夫 qīng dào fū street cleaner / garbage collector / (soccer) sweeper syn 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 大球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2] 临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 铲球 鏟球 chǎn qiú (soccer) to do a sliding tackle 蹴鞠 cù jū cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer) syn 全攻全守 quán gōng quán shǒu total football (soccer) 踢 tī to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) syn 深圳健力宝 深圳健力寶 shēn zhèn jiàn lì bǎo Shenzhen Jianlibao (soccer team) 邓加 鄧加 dèng jiā Dunga (1963-), former Brazilian soccer player 杜威 dù wēi Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star / Dewey (name) 郝海东 郝海東 hǎo hǎi dōng Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player 罗纳尔多 羅納爾多 luó nà ěr duō Ronaldo (name) / Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 朱广沪 朱廣滬 zhū guǎng hù Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach 中前卫 中前衛 zhōng qián wèi center forward (soccer position) 右前卫 右前衛 yòu qián wèi right forward (soccer position) 左前卫 左前衛 zuǒ qián wèi left forward (soccer position) 汉福斯 漢福斯 hàn fú sī Hønefoss, city (and soccer team) in Buskerud, Norway 球会 球會 qiú huì (HK) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc) 皇家马德里 皇家馬德里 huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ Real Madrid (soccer team) 险球 險球 xiǎn qiú dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc) 世界足球明星为儿基会筹款义赛 World All-Star Soccer Match for UNICEF 齐内丁・齐达内 齊內丁・齊達內 qí nèi dīng · qí dá nèi Zinedine Zidane (Zizou), a past French soccer player C罗 C羅 C luó nickname of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo 齐内丁·齐达内 齊內丁·齊達內 qí nèi dīng · qí dá nèi Zinedine Zidane (Zizou), a past French soccer player 世足 shì zú World Cup (soccer) (Tw) 二过一 二過一 èr guò yī (soccer) one-two / push-and-run 盘带 盤帶 pán dài (soccer) to dribble 假摔 jiǎ shuāi (soccer) diving / simulation / flopping 卧草 臥草 wò cǎo (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck / WTF / (soccer) to waste time by feigning injury 足协杯 足協杯 zú xié bēi soccer association cup 花式足球 huā shì zú qiú freestyle soccer 滑跪 huá guì (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal / (slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative) 苏超 蘇超 sū - chāo Scottish Premiership, the top division of professional football (soccer) in Scotland (abbr. for 蘇格蘭超級聯賽|苏格兰超级联赛[Su1ge2lan2 Chao1ji2 Lian2sai4]) 前腰 qián yāo (soccer) attacking midfield / attacking midfielder role 