球

Ball in Chinese: 球 (qiú)

qiú

ball

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ball
  2. 2sphere
  3. 3globe
  4. 4ball game
  5. 5match

Stroke order

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球

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄡˊ

qiú

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们在外面玩球。

    hái zi men zài wài miàn wán qiú。

    The children are playing with a ball outside.

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Related words

地球

dì qiú

the earth

网球

wǎng qiú

tennis

排球

pái qiú

volleyball

球迷

qiú mí

fan (ball sports)

打球

dǎ qiú

to play ball

篮球

lán qiú

basketball

球场

qiú chǎng

stadium

球队

qiú duì

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

球鞋

qiú xié

athletic shoes

全球

quán qiú

entire

足球

zú qiú

soccer ball

气球

qì qiú

balloon

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