How to say “kick” in Chinese
kick; play (soccer)
“Kick” in Chinese is 踢, tī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
踢 is read tī. 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, 足 “foot”.
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 “踢”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 踢. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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?
- 他踢球的时候腿受伤了tātīqiúdeshíhoutuǐshòushāngleHe hurt his leg playing soccer.
- 一伙年轻人在球场上踢足球。yìhuǒniánqīngrénzàiqiúchǎngshangtīzúqiúA bunch of young guys are playing soccer on the field.
- 他踢球的时候扭了脚tātīqiúdeshíhouniǔlejiǎoHe twisted his ankle playing soccer.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Ball games”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “kick” in Chinese?
“Kick” in Chinese is 踢, pinyin tī.
What does 踢 mean?
踢 (tī) means “kick; play (soccer)”.
How do you write 踢?
踢 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 踢?
踢 is read tī. Tones: tī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“kick” 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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