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足球

zú qiú · zu qiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. soccer ball
  2. a football
  3. soccer
  4. football
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A ball with no air

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)买了(mǎile)一个(yīgè)足球(zúqiú)。

    Yesterday I bought a soccer ball.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)去(qù)踢(tī)吧(ba)。

    Great, let us go and play now.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)足球(zúqiú)没气了(méiqìle)。

    But the soccer ball has no air left.

  4. Dengdeng

    没气(méiqì)怎么(zěnme)踢(tī)？

    How can we play without air?

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)找(zhǎo)个(gè)地方(dìfang)打气(dǎqì)吧(ba)。

    We could find a place to pump it up.

  6. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)，今天(jīntiān)它(tā)不是(bùshì)足球(zúqiú)，是(shì)小凳子(xiǎodèngzi)。

    No need. Today it is not a soccer ball. It is a stool.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)既(jì)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)棒(bàng)球(qiú)，又(yòu)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)足(zú)球(qiú)。

He likes neither baseball nor football.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)弟(dì)弟(di)是(shì)个(ge)有(yǒu)名(míng)的(de)足(zú)球(qiú)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

His brother is a famous soccer player.

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

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足
zú

(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample

球
qiú

ball; sphere

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