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球

qiú · qiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 场 chǎng

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)踢(tī)球(qiú)吧(ba)！

    Dengdeng, let us go play football!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)球(qiú)吗(ma)？

    Sure, do you have a ball?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)球(qiú)，不过(bùguò)是(shì)个(gè)气球(qìqiú)。

    I have a ball, but it is a balloon.

  4. Dengdeng

    气球(qìqiú)也(yě)是(shì)球(qiú)，我们(wǒmen)试试(shìshì)。

    A balloon is a ball too. Let us try.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！我(wǒ)踢(tī)得(de)很(hěn)高(gāo)！

    Look! I kicked it high!

  6. Dengdeng

    球(qiú)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)没有(méiyǒu)球(qiú)了(le)。

    The ball flew away. We have no ball now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)球(qiú)扔(rēng)过(guò)了(le)栅(zhà)栏(lán)。

He threw a ball over the fence.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)操(cāo)场(chǎng)上(shang)高(gāo)兴(xìng)地(de)踢(tī)着(zhe)球(qiú)。

The children are happily kicking a ball on the playground.

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