How to say “ball” in Chinese
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“Ball” in Chinese is 球, qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
球 is read qiú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 “jade”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你会打篮球吗nǐhuìdǎlánqiúmaCan you play basketball?
- 我们去踢足球吧wǒmenqùtīzúqiúbaLet's go play soccer.
- 你想跟我一起去踢足球吗？nǐxiǎnggēnwǒyìqǐqùtīzúqiúmaDo you want to go play soccer with me?
- 我们在体育馆打篮球wǒmenzàitǐyùguǎndǎlánqiúWe play basketball in the gym.
- 我喜欢打网球。wǒxǐhuandǎwǎngqiúI like playing tennis.
- 学校旁边有一个球场xuéxiàopángbiānyǒuyígeqiúchǎngThere's a sports ground next to the school.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Ball games”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ball” in Chinese?
“Ball” in Chinese is 球, pinyin qiú.
What does 球 mean?
球 (qiú) means “ball”.
How do you write 球?
球 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 球?
球 is read qiú. Tones: qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ball” in the lesson “Ball games”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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