Word information
Simplified颠球
Traditional顛球
Pinyindiān qiú
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
颠球
diān qiú · to juggle a soccer ball (i.e. keep it in the air using feet, thighs, head etc); (table tennis, badminton etc) to keep the ball in the air by bouncing it repeatedly on one's paddle or racquet
Character breakdown
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足球zúqiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个[ge4])
球场qiúchǎngstadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
网球wǎngqiútennis; tennis ball; CL:個|个[ge4]
羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton; shuttlecock