球
qiú/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
The English word "ball" is translated into Chinese as 球 (qiú).
The word 球 refers to an object that is generally spherical and used for playing games. You can use specific terms for different types of balls, such as 足球 for soccer ball and 篮球 for basketball. A term for a small ball is 小球.
Meaning: object, generally spherical, used for playing games (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
The Dungan language uses the forms пидан, модан, данзы and йүанданзы to mean ball.
How does it change in a sentence?
When counting balls, use the measure word 顆 or 個 before the word 球.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is qiú.
Did you know?
- The term 球 is used in the phrase 球球你 in internet slang, where the sound mimics a cute, pleading tone rather than referring to a physical ball.
- The Dungan forms listed on this page, such as пидан, are written in Cyrillic because Dungan is a Sinitic language spoken by people who migrated to Central Asia and adopted Russian script.
- The term for 'globe' or 'world' in Chinese, 地球 (dìqiú), literally translates to 'ground ball', treating the Earth as a massive spherical object.
Examples in context
- 把球傳給我！Pass me the ball!This sentence is useful for learning how to ask someone to pass the 球.Tatoeba #13504710 by LeviHighway, translation #13537046 by LeviHighway
- 他踢了那顆球。He kicked the ball.This sentence is useful for describing the action of kicking the 球.Tatoeba #1239336 by tsayng, translation #292711 by CK
- 他在追一顆球。He is running after a ball.This sentence is useful for describing someone chasing a 球.Tatoeba #13883085 by LeviHighway, translation #8941422 by dzouras
- 我喜欢踢足球I like playing soccer.
- 让我看看那个小球Let me see that small ball.
- 40 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two children are in a park playing with sports equipment.
- 伟 Wei你想玩这个球吗？Nǐ xiǎng wán zhège qiú ma?Do you want to play with this ball?
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，这个球很漂亮。Hǎo a, zhège qiú hěn piàoliang.Sure, this ball is very pretty.
- 伟 Wei我们来踢球吧。Wǒmen lái tī qiú ba.Let's play soccer.
- 雨婷 Yuting没问题，我们开始吧！Méi wèntí, wǒmen kāishǐ ba!No problem, let's start!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ball” translations and entries 球, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
