(of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label
球队
qiú duì
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
主办
zhǔ bàn
to organize / to host (a conference or sports event)
military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3]
racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)
to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc)
卫冕
wèi miǎn
to defend the crown (in sports championship)
冷门
lěng mén
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
阵型
zhèn xíng
formation (of a sports team, troops etc)
积分榜
jī fēn bǎng
table of scores (in exams or sports league)
换人
huàn rén
to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution
小球
xiǎo qiú
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
开打
kāi dǎ
(of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows
联队
lián duì
wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
大球
dà qiú
sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]