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qiú
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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湯姆不喜歡網 ,從來都不喜歡。
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Words Containing 球

球迷
qiú mí

fan (ball sports)

伸卡球
shēn kǎ qiú

sinker (baseball) (loanword)

擦网球
cā wǎng qiú

net ball

环球唱片
huán qiú chàng piàn

Universal Records

清洁球
qīng jié qiú

scouring ball

红血球
hóng xuè qiú

erythrocyte

发球区
fā qiú qū

teeing ground (golf)

九号球
jiǔ hào qiú

nine-ball (billiards game)

网球场
wǎng qiú chǎng

tennis court

天球赤道
tiān qiú chì dào

celestial equator

躲避球
duǒ bì qiú

dodgeball

叩球
kòu qiú

spike (volleyball)

打球
dǎ qiú

to play ball

轨迹球
guǐ jì qiú

trackball (computing)

球粒陨石
qiú lì yǔn shí

chondrite (type of meteorite)

曲棍球
qū gùn qiú

field hockey

争球线
zhēng qiú xiàn

scrimmage line (American football)

南半球
nán bàn qiú

Southern Hemisphere

东半球
dōng bàn qiú

the Eastern Hemisphere

下旋削球
xià xuán xiāo qiú

(golf, tennis) undercut

球状蛋白质
qiú zhuàng dàn bái zhì

globular protein

让球
ràng qiú

to concede points (in a game)

杓球场
sháo qiú chǎng

golf course

踢皮球
tī pí qiú

to kick a ball around

男子篮球
nán zǐ lán qiú

men's basketball

界内球
jiè nèi qiú

ball within bounds (sports)

天津环球金融中心
tiān jīn huán qiú jīn róng zhōng xīn

Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower

绒球
róng qiú

pompon

血球
xuè qiú

blood corpuscle

吹球机
chuī qiú jī

lottery machine

琉球乡
liú qiú xiāng

Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

椭球
tuǒ qiú

ellipsoid (math.)

琉球王国
liú qiú wáng guó

Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)

斜射球
xié shè qiú

a sliced ball (tennis or table tennis)

炸薯球
zhà shǔ qiú

tater tot

小球
xiǎo qiú

sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls

妨碍球
fáng ài qiú

stymie (golf)

琉球
liú qiú

Ryūkyū

运球
yùn qiú

to dribble (basketball, soccer etc)

混球
hún qiú

bastard

花式足球
huā shì zú qiú

freestyle soccer

核球
hé qiú

core

肾小球
shèn xiǎo qiú

glomerulus (medicine)

香港足球总会
xiāng gǎng zú qiú zǒng huì

Hong Kong Football Association

月球车
yuè qiú chē

moon buggy

球籍
qiú jí

(a nation's or an individual's) citizenship of the planet

铁球
tiě qiú

kung fu balls

结球甘蓝
jié qiú gān lán

cabbage

猪链球菌病
zhū liàn qiú jūn bìng

streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)

球面
qiú miàn

sphere

浴球
yù qiú

shower puff

国际足球联合会
guó jì zú qiú lián hé huì

FIFA

全球气候
quán qiú qì hòu

global climate

掉球
diào qiú

(sports) to fumble the ball

地滚球
dì gǔn qiú

ten-pin bowling

全球发展中心
quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

职业高尔夫球协会
zhí yè gāo ěr fū qiú xié huì

Professional Golfer's Association (PGA)

参考椭球体
cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐ

reference ellipsoid (geodesy)

链球
liàn qiú

(athletics) hammer

交叉运球
jiāo chā yùn qiú

crossover dribble (basketball)

嗅球
xiù qiú

olfactory bulb (anatomy)

球道
qiú dào

fairway (golf)

打篮球
dá lán qiú

Play basketball

马球
mǎ qiú

polo

巧固球
qiǎo gù qiú

tchoukball (loanword)

天球
tiān qiú

celestial sphere

球杆
qiú gān

club (golf)

球孢子菌病
qiú bāo zǐ jūn bìng

Coccidioidomycosis

球台
qiú tái

table (for games using balls)

圆球
yuán qiú

ball

看球
kàn qiú

to watch a football game (or other ball game)

厌酷球孢子菌
yàn kù qiú bāo zǐ jūn

Coccidioides immitis

功夫球
gōng fu qiú

see 鐵球|铁球[tiě qiú]

冰球场
bīng qiú chǎng

ice hockey rink

国际羽毛球联合会
guó jì yǔ máo qiú lián hé huì

International Badminton Federation

羽毛球
yǔ máo qiú

shuttlecock

球菌
qiú jūn

coccus (spherical bacteria pathogen)

星球大战
xīng qiú dà zhàn

Star Wars

杀球
shā qiú

to spike the ball (volleyball etc)

球拍
qiú pāi

racket

入球
rù qiú

to score a goal

玻璃球
bō li qiú

marbles

环球旅行
huán qiú lǚ xíng

journey around the world

打擦边球
dǎ cā biān qiú

to bend the rules

全球暖化
quán qiú nuǎn huà

global warming (Taiwan and Hong Kong usage)

镰形血球贫血症
lián xíng xuè qiú pín xuè zhèng

sickle-cell anaemia

红血球生成素
hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù

erythropoietin (EPO)

高球场
gāo qiú chǎng

golf course

羽毛球场
yǔ máo qiú chǎng

badminton court

全球化
quán qiú huà

globalization

卫生球
wèi shēng qiú

mothball

地球科学
dì qiú kē xué

earth science

高尔夫球
gāo ěr fū qiú

golf

棒球
bàng qiú

baseball

藤球
téng qiú

sepak takraw (sport)

球弹
qiú dàn

ball (in sport, incl. billiards)

壁网球
bì wǎng qiú

jai alai (sports)

绣球藤
xiù qiú téng

Clematis montana

球鞋
qiú xié

athletic shoes

仙人球
xiān rén qiú

ball cactus

橡皮球
xiàng pí qiú

rubber ball

英式橄榄球
yīng shì gǎn lǎn qiú

rugby

篮球
lán qiú

basketball

甲型球蛋白
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái

alpha globulin

扣球
kòu qiú

to smash a ball

全球气候升温
quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn

global warming

足球场
zú qiú chǎng

football field

轻击球
qīng jī qiú

to hit the ball lightly (sport)

变化球
biàn huà qiú

(baseball) breaking ball

球场会馆
qiú chǎng huì guǎn

clubhouse (golf)

球蛋白
qiú dàn bái

globulin

球棍
qiú gùn

(sport) club

北京环球金融中心
běi jīng huán qiú jīn róng zhōng xīn

Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper

球状物
qiú zhuàng wù

globe

开球
kāi qiú

open ball (math.)

全球卫星导航系统
quán qiú wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS

滚球
gǔn qiú

lawn bowls

球竿
qiú gān

cue (billiards)

网球赛
wǎng qiú sài

tennis match

赌球
dǔ qiú

(ball) sports betting

抛绣球
pāo xiù qiú

throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)

球友
qiú yǒu

(ball game) enthusiast (player)

星球
xīng qiú

celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body

实心皮球
shí xīn pí qiú

medicine ball

西半球
xī bàn qiú

Western Hemisphere

琉球歌鸲
liú qiú gē qú

(bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)

热连球菌
rè lián qiú jūn

Streptococcus thermophilus

美式橄榄球
měi shì gǎn lǎn qiú

American football

球赛
qiú sài

sports match

球网
qiú wǎng

net (for ball games)

保龄球
bǎo líng qiú

ten-pin bowling (loanword)

球棒
qiú bàng

baseball bat

煤球
méi qiú

charcoal briquette

乌龙球
wū lóng qiú

own goal (ball sports)

篮球场
lán qiú chǎng

basketball court

悠悠球
yōu yōu qiú

yo-yo (loanword)

絮球
xù qiú

ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock

木球
mù qiú

cricket (ball game)

球门
qiú mén

goalmouth (in soccer)

击球员
jī qiú yuán

lit. striking sportsman

点球
diǎn qiú

penalty kick

澳式橄榄球
ào shì gǎn lǎn qiú

Australian rules football

板球
bǎn qiú

cricket (ball game)

全球而言
quán qiú ér yán

globally; worldwide

人球
rén qiú

person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents)

温布尔登网球公开赛
wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài

Wimbledon Championships (tennis)

硫球
liú qiú

Luzon, island of the Philippines

打高尔夫球
dǎ gāo ěr fū qiú

to play golf

球瓶
qiú píng

pin (ten-pin bowling)

琉球国
liú qiú guó

Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)

樟脑球
zhāng nǎo qiú

camphor balls

大球
dà qiú

sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls

球腔菌
qiú qiāng jūn

Mycosphaerella (genus of sac fungus, a plant pathogen)

绣球花
xiù qiú huā

hydrangea

发球
fā qiú

(tennis etc) to serve

接球
jiē qiú

to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc)

眼球
yǎn qiú

eyeball

球栅阵列封装
qiú shān zhèn liè fēng zhuāng

ball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package

全球通
quán qiú tōng

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)

高球
gāo qiú

high ball

球面几何
qiú miàn jǐ hé

spherical geometry

台球桌
tái qiú zhuō

billiards table

八十天环游地球
bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]

火星撞地球
huǒ xīng zhuàng dì qiú

clash that leaves both sides shattered

松球
sōng qiú

pine cone

篮板球
lán bǎn qiú

rebound (basketball)

环球音乐集团
huán qiú yīn yuè jí tuán

Universal Music Group

网球
wǎng qiú

tennis

门球
mén qiú

croquet

任意球
rèn yì qiú

free kick

国际米兰足球俱乐部
guó jì mǐ lán zú qiú jù lè bù

FC Internazionale Milano (football club)

铲球
chǎn qiú

sliding tackle (soccer)

球感
qiú gǎn

ball sense

溜溜球
liū liū qiú

yo-yo (loanword)

排球
pái qiú

volleyball

小钢球
xiǎo gāng qiú

iron pellet

全球位置测定系统
quán qiú wèi zhì cè dìng xì tǒng

GPS (Global Positioning System)

足球
zú qiú

soccer ball

全球
quán qiú

entire

环球
huán qiú

around the world

弹球
tán qiú

to play marbles

冰球
bīng qiú

ice hockey

热气球
rè qì qiú

hot air balloon

地球化学
dì qiú huà xué

geochemistry

亚洲足球联合会
yà zhōu zú qiú lián hé huì

Asian Football Confederation

台球
tái qiú

billiards

擦棒球
cā bàng qiú

foul tip

雪球
xuě qiú

snowball

整个地球
zhěng gè dì qiú

the whole world

肺炎双球菌
fèi yán shuāng qiú jūn

Diplococcus pneumoniae

高尔夫球场
gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng

golf course

足球队
zú qiú duì

soccer team

足球赛
zú qiú sài

soccer match

主球
zhǔ qiú

cue ball (in pool etc)

地球物理学
dì qiú wù lǐ xué

geophysics

球队
qiú duì

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

盲人门球
máng rén mén qiú

goalball (Paralympic sport)

球馆
qiú guǎn

(sports) arena

球状
qiú zhuàng

sphere

全球性
quán qiú xìng

global

球会
qiú huì

ballsports club (e.g. golf, football etc)

球虫
qiú chóng

coccidia (biology)

月球
yuè qiú

the moon

足球迷
zú qiú mí

football fan

沙滩排球
shā tān pái qiú

beach volleyball

进球
jìn qiú

to score a goal

猪链球菌
zhū liàn qiú jūn

pig streptococcus

角球
jiǎo qiú

corner kick (in soccer)

地球村
dì qiú cūn

global village

击球
jī qiú

to bat

白血球
bái xuè qiú

white blood cell

半球
bàn qiú

hemisphere

壁球
bì qiú

squash (sport)

铅球
qiān qiú

shot put (athletics event)

棒球迷
bàng qiú mí

baseball fan

美式足球
měi shì zú qiú

American football

死球
sǐ qiú

(ball sports) dead ball

环球定位系统
huán qiú dìng wèi xì tǒng

global positioning system (GPS)

球体
qiú tǐ

spheroid

嗜酸性球
shì suān xìng qiú

eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

葡萄球菌肠毒素
pú táo qiú jūn cháng dú sù

staphylococcal enterotoxin

盘球
pán qiú

(sports) to dribble

中国地球物理学会
zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì

Chinese Geophysical Society

擦边球
cā biān qiú

(table tennis) edge ball

肌球蛋白
jī qiú dàn bái

myosin (biochemistry)

球形
qiú xíng

spherical; ball-shaped

球磨机
qiú mó jī

ball mill

橄榄球
gǎn lǎn qiú

football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)

手球
shǒu qiú

team handball

全球变暖
quán qiú biàn nuǎn

global warming (PRC usage)

球类
qiú lèi

ball sports

嗜碱性球
shì jiǎn xìng qiú

basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

传球
chuán qiú

(sports) to pass the ball

足球协会
zú qiú xié huì

Chinese Football Association

东西半球
dōng xī bàn qiú

East and West hemispheres

好球
hǎo qiú

(ball sports) good shot!

险球
xiǎn qiú

dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc)

空心球
kōng xīn qiú

hollow ball

淋球菌
lìn qiú jūn

gonococcus

琉球群岛
liú qiú qún dǎo

Ryukyu Islands

水晶球
shuǐ jīng qiú

crystal ball

地球
dì qiú

the earth

小鸟球
xiǎo niǎo qiú

(golf) birdie

水球
shuǐ qiú

water polo

沐浴球
mù yù qiú

shower puff

类球面
lèi qiú miàn

prolate spheroid (math.)

棉球
mián qiú

cotton ball

球员
qiú yuán

sports club member

内切球
nèi qiē qiú

inside cut (golf)

做球
zuò qiú

to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score)

断球
duàn qiú

(sports) to steal

北半球
běi bàn qiú

Northern Hemisphere

母球
mǔ qiú

cue ball (in billiards)

打假球
dǎ jiǎ qiú

game-fixing

削球
xiāo qiú

(sport) to chop

球场
qiú chǎng

stadium

球路
qiú lù

(sports) trajectory of the ball

全球定位系统
quán qiú dìng wèi xì tǒng

global positioning system (GPS)

板羽球
bǎn yǔ qiú

battledore and shuttlecock

乒乓球
pīng pāng qiú

table tennis

地球磁场
dì qiú cí chǎng

earth's magnetic field

乒乓球拍
pīng pāng qiú pāi

ping-pong paddle

罚球
fá qiú

penalty shot

球芽甘蓝
qiú yá gān lán

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)

球面度
qiú miàn dù

steradian (math.)

桌球
zhuō qiú

table tennis

双球菌
shuāng qiú jūn

diplococcus

环球化
huán qiú huà

globalization

造型气球
zào xíng qì qiú

balloon modeling

琉球角鸮
liú qiú jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)

垒球
lěi qiú

softball

上海环球金融中心
shàng hǎi huán qiú jīn róng zhōng xīn

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper

球星
qiú xīng

sports star (ball sport)

球差
qiú chā

spherical aberration (optics)

拟球
nǐ qiú

(math.) pseudosphere, a surface in ordinary space of constant negative curvature

地球物理
dì qiú wù lǐ

geophysics

旋转球
xuán zhuǎn qiú

spin ball

皮球
pí qiú

ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

链球菌
liàn qiú jūn

streptococcus (genus of bacteria)

撞球
zhuàng qiú

billiards

流球群岛
liú qiú qún dǎo

the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)

弹球盘
tán qiú pán

pachinko

全球资讯网
quán qiú zī xùn wǎng

world wide web

槌球
chuí qiú

croquet

回力球
huí lì qiú

jai alai

水球场
shuǐ qiú chǎng

water polo pool

高球杯
gāo qiú bēi

highball

球座
qiú zuò

tee (golf)

吊球
diào qiú

to perform a drop shot (tennis etc)

葡萄球菌
pú tao qiú jūn

staphylococcus

登陆月球
dēng lù yuè qiú

to land on the moon

球季
qiú jì

season (of baseball, football etc)

乒乓球台
pīng pāng qiú tái

table-tennis table

琉球海
liú qiú hǎi

Ryūkyū Sea

环球时报
huán qiú shí bào

Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[rén mín rì bào])

气球
qì qiú

balloon

球磨
qiú mó

see 球磨機|球磨机[qiú mó jī]

球童
qiú tóng

ball boy (tennis)

地球轨道
dì qiú guǐ dào

Earth orbit (orbit of a satellite around the Earth)

全球气候变暖
quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn

global warming

地球仪
dì qiú yí

globe