山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 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 旋转 旋轉 xuán zhuǎn to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl 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 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 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 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 打转 打轉 dǎ zhuàn to spin / to rotate / to revolve syn 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 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 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard 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 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk 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 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 纺纱 紡紗 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 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 自旋 zì xuán (physics) spin (of a particle) 乌龙球 烏龍球 wū lóng qiú own goal (ball sports) 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) 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 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) 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 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 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball syn 丸 wán ball / pellet / pill syn 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 水晶球 shuǐ jīng qiú crystal ball 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 绩 績 jì to spin (hemp etc) / merit / accomplishment / Taiwan pr. [ji1] syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 摆龙门阵 擺龍門陣 bǎi lóng mén zhèn (dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn syn 动感单车 動感單車 dòng gǎn dān chē spin class / indoor cycling class (a type of group fitness class) / exercise bike used in such a class / spin bike 地滚球 地滾球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball 笔心 筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen) 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 线团 線團 xiàn tuán ball of string 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 来复线 來復線 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) 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] 回力球 huí lì qiú (sports) jai alai / cesta punta / ball used in this sport 踘 jú leather ball 踘 jū leather ball / Taiwan pr. [ju2] 吐丝自缚 吐絲自縛 tǔ sī zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard 抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bāo jiǎn lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) 