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) 球队 球隊 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 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 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 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent 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! 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 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) 足球队 足球隊 zú qiú duì soccer team 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 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 球门 球門 qiú mén goalmouth (in soccer) 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 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) 运球 運球 yùn qiú to dribble (basketball, soccer etc) 足球赛 足球賽 zú qiú sài soccer match / soccer competition 足球场 足球場 zú qiú chǎng football field / soccer field 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 清道夫 qīng dào fū street cleaner / garbage collector / (soccer) sweeper syn 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 头球 頭球 tóu qiú (soccer) header 扑救 撲救 pū jiù firefighting / to extinguish a fire and save life and property / to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer) syn 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 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 门将 門將 mén jiàng official gatekeeper / goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) 攻防 gōng fáng attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer) 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 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 临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 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 足协 足協 zú xié soccer association / soccer federation (abbr. for 足球協會|足球协会[zu2qiu2 xie2hui4]) 皇马 皇馬 huáng mǎ Real Madrid soccer team / abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里 英超 yīng chāo Premier League / England Premier Soccer League 乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 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) 中路 zhōng lù midway / mediocre (quality) / midfield (soccer) syn 国足 國足 guó zú national soccer team 足坛 足壇 zú tán soccer circles / soccer world 欧洲杯 歐洲杯 ōu zhōu bēi European Cup (e.g. soccer) 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 球阀 球閥 qiú fá ball valve 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 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) 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 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 黑哨 hēi shào (soccer etc) corrupt officiating / dubious call 桌球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 劲射 勁射 jìng shè power shot (e.g. in soccer) 高球 gāo qiú (sports) high ball / lob / (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1er3fu1qiu2]) / highball (cocktail) 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 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) 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 球磨机 球磨機 qiú mó jī ball mill 大球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2] 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 铲球 鏟球 chǎn qiú (soccer) to do a sliding tackle 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 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 