足球 zúqiú soccer
soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
How to remember 足球: 足 foot + 球 ball = soccer.
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How it is used
- Soccer / football - 踢足球 (tī zúqiú) play soccer.
- Takes the verb 踢 (tī, kick), unlike 篮球 (lánqiú, basketball) which takes 打; matching the verb to the ball is the key trap.
- Means both the sport and the ball.
Example sentences
- 我踢足球。 Wǒ tīzúqiú.I play football.
- 去踢足球吧。 Qù tīzúqiú ba.Let's play soccer.
- 他们在踢足球。 Tāmen zài tī zúqiú.They're playing soccer.