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接球

jiē qiú · jie qiu

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Meaning

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  1. to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc)
  2. to catch a ball thrown by sb
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In a conversation

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Playing catch

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)练习(liànxí)接球(jiēqiú)吧(ba)。

    Let's practise catching.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)扔(rēng)，我(wǒ)来(lái)接球(jiēqiú)。

    OK, you throw first and I'll catch.

  3. Dengdeng

    接好(jiēhǎo)！看着(kànzhe)球(qiú)，别(bié)看(kàn)我(wǒ)。

    Catch! Watch the ball, don't look at me.

  4. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)没(méi)接(jiē)到(dào)。这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)接住(jiēzhù)！

    Oops, I missed. This time I will definitely catch it!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)接球(jiēqiú)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)接(jiē)得(de)好(hǎo)。

    Look, that puppy is better at catching than you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)和(hé)我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)玩(wán)接(jiē)球(qiú)。

I played catch with my father.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)接(jiē)球(qiú)时(shí)没(méi)站(zhàn)稳(wěn)，摔(shuāi)了(le)一(yì)跤(jiāo)。

He lost his balance while catching the ball and fell down.

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