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Trad. 毬
ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
ball sphere globe CL:個|个[ge4] ball game match CL:場|场[chang3]
handball (the game or the ball itself) handball (a foul in soccer)
Trad. 環球
around the world worldwide
Trad. 籃球
basketball CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
baseball CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
the whole world worldwide; global
corner kick (in soccer) free strike in hockey
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
(of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill
(baseball) fastball (fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt
Luzon, island of the Philippines the Ryukyu islands
(ball game) enthusiast (player) golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc)
Trad. 球員
(ball sports) player; team member
Trad. 球場
stadium sports ground court pitch field golf course CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
season (of baseball, football etc)
spherical aberration (optics)
Trad. 球彈
ball (in sport, incl. billiards)
ball sense feel for the ball
(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
Trad. 風球
(HK) typhoon warning signal
Trad. 殺球
to spike the ball (volleyball etc) to smash (tennis etc)
Trad. 球會
(HK) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc)
club (golf) cue (billiards) also written 球桿|球杆[qiu2 gan1]
(baseball or cricket) bat hockey stick
Trad. 球檯
table (for games using balls)
sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]
see 球磨機|球磨机[qiu2 mo2 ji1]
Trad. 顛球
to juggle a soccer ball (i.e. keep it in the air using feet, thighs, head etc) (table tennis, badminton etc) to keep the ball in the air by bouncing it repeatedly on one's paddle or racquet
ball boy (tennis) caddie (golf)
core pellet central bulge caryosphere (biology)
cue (billiards) club (golf) stick (hockey)
(a nation's or an individual's) citizenship of the planet
Trad. 險球
dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc)
coccus (spherical bacteria pathogen)
Trad. 球賽
(ball sports) game; match CL:場|场[chang3]
(sports) trajectory of the ball method of dispatching the ball (e.g. in baseball: curveball, slider, fastball etc)
fan (ball sports) CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 發球
(tennis etc) to serve (golf) to tee off
fairway (golf) lane (ten-pin bowling)
Trad. 球隊
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
Trad. 門球
croquet goal ball (served by the goal keeper)
to play ball to play with a ball
to perform a drop shot (tennis etc) drop shot
Trad. 鏈球
(athletics) hammer hammer throw
Trad. 擬球
(math.) pseudosphere, a surface in ordinary space of constant negative curvature
shower puff bath sponge bath ball (containing aromas or salts)
(literary) the globe; the entire world
table tennis table tennis ball (Tw) billiards pool snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia)
variant of 琉球[Liu2 qiu2], Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan
(sports) high ball; lob (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2]) highball (cocktail)
to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) to catch a ball thrown by sb
Trad. 鏟球
(soccer) to do a sliding tackle
billiards billiards ball pool (game)
Trad. 擊球
to bat to hit a ball (sport)
Trad. 輸球
(ball sports) to lose a match
Trad. 運球
to dribble (basketball, soccer etc)
soccer; football a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个[ge4])
Trad. 讓球
to concede points (in a game)
Trad. 進球
to score a goal goal (sport)
Trad. 開球
open ball (math.) to start a ball game to kick off (soccer) to tee off (golf)
Trad. 滾球
lawn bowls bocce pétanque bowling ball
to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score) to throw a game
(ball sports) good shot! nice hit! well played!
Trad. 贏球
(ball sports) to win a match
to watch a football game (or other ball game) Fore! (golf) Watch out for the ball!
Ryūkyū refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
Trad. 罰球
penalty shot penalty kick (in sports)
cricket (ball game) also called 板球[ban3 qiu2]
ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
(sports) to fumble the ball
Trad. 傳球
(sports) to pass the ball
Trad. 斷球
(sports) to steal to intercept the ball
match-fixing; a fixed match
Trad. 鉛球
shot put (athletics event)
ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
Trad. 網球
tennis tennis ball CL:個|个[ge4]
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
table tennis ping-pong table tennis ball CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 保齡球
ten-pin bowling (loanword) bowling ball
white blood cell leukocyte
battledore and shuttlecock shuttlecock
to attract attention; to catch attention
Trad. 變化球
(baseball) breaking ball (fig.) curveball; unexpected turn of events
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)
Trad. 地滾球
ten-pin bowling bowling ball (baseball etc) ground ball
(baseball) (loanword) sinker
Trad. 界內球
ball within bounds (sports) in fair ball (baseball)
Trad. 擦邊球
(table tennis) edge ball (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
Mycosphaerella (genus of sac fungus, a plant pathogen)
(football) set piece (a restart of play following a stoppage, including free kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins)
Trad. 鏈球菌
streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
to kick a ball around (fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility to pass the buck
shower puff bath sponge bath ball (containing aromas or salts)
Trad. 高球場
(HK, Tw) golf course; golf links
hollow ball (basketball) swish shot
(sports) jai alai; cesta punta ball used in this sport
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