丸 ball / pellet / pill 舞 会 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 皮 球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 圆 球 yuán qiú ball / sphere / globe 球 ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 弹 crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball 毬 ball 球 弹 qiú dàn ball (in sport, incl. billiards) 足 球 soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 网 球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 乒 乓 球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis / ping-pong / table tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 射 门 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 打 球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 高 尔 夫 球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 保 龄 球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball 发 球 fā qiú to serve the ball / to tee off 看 球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 击 球 jī qiú to bat / to hit a ball (sport) 橄 榄 球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 七 龙 珠 Qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 球 童 qiú tóng ball boy (tennis) / caddie (golf) 饭 团 fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) / onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) 接 球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb 桌 球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 球 类 qiú lèi ball sports 高 球 gāo qiú high ball / lob (in tennis) / golf (abbr. of 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2]) 开 球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) 硬 笔 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) 滚 珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball 鱼 丸 yú wán fish ball 球 磨 机 qiú mó jī ball mill 擦 边 球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 断 球 duàn qiú (sports) to steal / to intercept the ball 一 团 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 钢 珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball 球 网 qiú wǎng net (for ball games) 签 字 笔 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 扣 球 kòu qiú to smash a ball / to spike 仙 人 球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus 清 洁 球 qīng jié qiú scouring ball 滚 圆 gǔn yuán as round as a ball 滚 球 gǔn qiú lawn bowls / bocce / pétanque / bowling ball 门 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) 圆 子 yuán zi kind of dumpling / sticky rice ball 压 线 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 滚 珠 轴 承 gǔn zhū zhóu chéng ball bearing 扣 杀 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike 短 传 duǎn chuán short pass (in ball game) 抛 绣 球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals) / (fig.) to make overtures / to court 空 心 球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 地 滚 球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball 削 to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 鞠 to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2] 抟 to roll up into a ball with one's hands / spiral / circle / variant of 團|团[tuan2] 跐 to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 踘 leather ball 踘 leather ball / Taiwan pr. [ju2] 抛 砖 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 水 晶 球 shuǐ jīng qiú crystal ball (in Western magic) 线 团 xiàn tuán ball of string 孙 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 jai alai / cesta punta (sports) / ball used in this sport 擦 网 球 cā wǎng qiú net ball / let (tennis etc) 主 球 zhǔ qiú cue ball (in pool etc) 实 心 皮 球 shí xīn pí qiú medicine ball 掉 球 diào qiú (sports) to fumble the ball 斜 射 球 xié shè qiú a sliced ball (tennis or table tennis) 旋 转 球 xuán zhuǎn qiú spin ball 橡 皮 球 xiàng pí qiú rubber ball 母 球 mǔ qiú cue ball (in billiards) 球 感 qiú gǎn ball sense / feel for the ball 界 内 球 jiè nèi qiú ball within bounds (sports) / in / fair ball (baseball) 盛 大 舞 会 shèng dà wǔ huì grand ball 絮 球 xù qiú ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock 萘 丸 nài wán mothball / naphthalene ball 贡 丸 gòng wán pork ball 轻 击 球 qīng jī qiú to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf) 扣 击 kòu jī to smash a ball 险 球 xiǎn qiú dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc) 抛 砖 pāo zhuān to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉|抛砖引玉[pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4]) 鱼 蛋 yú dàn fish ball 碳 黑 微 粒 tàn hēi wēi lì tar ball 球 形 雷 ball mine 拆 除 建 筑 物 所 用 ] 撞 球 wrecking ball 苹 果 雷 apple mine / ball mine 假 面 舞 会 jiǎ miàn wǔ huì masked ball / masquerade 沐 浴 球 mù yù qiú shower puff / bath sponge / bath ball (containing aromas or salts) 浴 球 yù qiú shower puff / bath sponge / bath ball (containing aromas or salts) 芋 圆 yù yuán taro ball (Taiwanese dessert) 掉 链 子 diào liàn zi one's bicycle chain comes off / (fig.) to let sb down / to drop the ball / to screw up 杀 球 shā qiú to spike the ball (volleyball etc) / to smash (tennis etc) 洗 沟 xǐ gōu to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling) 三 不 沾 sān bù zhān air ball (basketball) 球 栅 阵 列 封 装 qiú shān zhèn liè fēng zhuāng ball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package 手 活 shǒu huó manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport) / hand job 死 球 sǐ qiú (ball sports) dead ball
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