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 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 失误 失誤 shī wù lapse / mistake / to make a mistake / fault / service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) syn 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 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 发球 發球 fā qiú (tennis etc) to serve / (golf) to tee off syn 平分 píng fēn to divide evenly / to bisect (geometry) / deuce (tennis) / tied score 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 乒乓 pīng pāng (onom.) rattle / clatter / (sports) ping-pong / table tennis 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 网球场 網球場 wǎng qiú chǎng tennis court 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) 博格 bó gé Borg (name) / Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star 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 网球赛 網球賽 wǎng qiú sài tennis match / tennis competition / CL:場|场[chang3] 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 男双 男雙 nán shuāng men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc) 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 男单 男單 nán dān men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc) 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) 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 女单 女單 nǚ dān women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc) 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 连击 連擊 lián jī to batter / combo (hit) (gaming) / (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit / double contact 澳网 澳網 ào wǎng Australian Open (tennis tournament) 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 女双 女雙 nǚ shuāng women's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc) 赌球 賭球 dǔ qiú (ball) sports betting 美网 美網 měi wǎng US Open (tennis tournament) 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) 温网 溫網 wēn wǎng Wimbledon Championships (tennis) / abbr. for 溫布爾登網球公開賽|温布尔登网球公开赛[Wen1 bu4 er3 deng1 Wang3 qiu2 Gong1 kai1 sai4] 纳达尔 nà dá ěr Nadal (name) / Rafael Nadal (1986-), Spanish tennis player 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 邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner 清洁球 清潔球 qīng jié qiú scouring ball 赛点 賽點 sài diǎn match point (tennis etc) 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 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) 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 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 封网 封網 fēng wǎng to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / (computing) to seal off a network syn 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 温布尔登 溫布爾登 wēn bù ěr dēng Wimbledon (district of southwest London) / Wimbledon Championships (tennis) 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 