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球 in Context

CONGRATULATIONS! 
The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "ball": 

Sentence:

学校里的男孩子们都喜欢踢球。

English:

Boys in school like to play soccer.

Top-Down Words:

里 lǐ - inside, within
喜欢 xǐhuān - to like
踢球 tīqiú - to kick a ball


*Sentence:

小孩子爱踢足球。 

English:

Little child loves to play soccer.

Top-Down Words:

踢足球 tīzúqiú - to play football/soccer



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Comments   2

Kolia

Hum I think I just understood what I've often heard when playing badminton in China when there was a good point played: "好球!”

I always assumed it was a kind of "well played", but actually it was "good ball" ?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Yeah, it's used in a ton of different sports!

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