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] 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 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 钢铁 鋼鐵 gāng tiě steel syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task 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 手无寸铁 手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless syn 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 钢丝 鋼絲 gāng sī steel wire / tightrope 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 钢筋 鋼筋 gāng jīn steel reinforcing bar 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 钢板 鋼板 gāng bǎn steel plate syn 不锈钢 不鏽鋼 bù xiù gāng stainless steel 圆球 圓球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 卡内基 卡內基 kǎ nèi jī Carnegie (name) / Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist 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 钢材 鋼材 gāng cái steel (as raw material) / steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc syn 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 钢条 鋼條 gāng tiáo steel bar 炼钢 煉鋼 liàn gāng to make steel / steelmaking 仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus syn 扣杀 扣殺 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 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 钢丝绳 鋼絲繩 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope syn 钢缆 鋼纜 gāng lǎn steel cable / wire cable / steel hawser syn 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 钢轨 鋼軌 gāng guǐ steel rail syn 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 钢梁 鋼梁 gāng liáng steel beam / girder 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) 宝钢 寶鋼 bǎo gāng Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 寶武鋼鐵|宝武钢铁[Bao3 wu3 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 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 钢制 鋼製 gāng zhì made of steel / steel (bar, screw, product etc) 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) 钢铁工业 鋼鐵工業 gāng tiě gōng yè steel industry 废钢 廢鋼 fèi gāng scrap metal / steel scrap 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 碳钢 tàn gāng carbon steel 球磨机 球磨機 qiú mó jī ball mill 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 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 宝钢集团 寶鋼集團 bǎo gāng jí tuán Baosteel, China's largest steel maker 槽钢 槽鋼 cáo gāng steel groove / V-shaped steel bar 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 钢坯 鋼坯 gāng pī billet (steel industry) 轧机 軋機 zhá jī steel rolling mill syn 轧钢 軋鋼 zhá gāng to roll steel (into sheets or bars) syn 轧制 軋製 zhá zhì rolling steel 马口铁 馬口鐵 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate / tin (tin-coated steel) syn 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 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) 炼钢厂 煉鋼廠 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill 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 轧钢厂 軋鋼廠 zhá gāng chǎng a steel rolling mill 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 