打球
dǎ qiú
Pinyin

Definition

打球
 - 
dǎ qiú
  1. to play ball
  2. to play with a ball

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

全球
quán qiú
  1. 1 entire
  2. 2 total
  3. 3 global
  4. 4 the (whole) world
  5. 5 worldwide
打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
球
qiú
  1. 1 ball
  2. 2 sphere
  3. 3 globe
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 ball game
  6. 6 match
  7. 7 CL:場|场[chǎng]
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
乒乓球
pīng pāng qiú
  1. 1 table tennis
  2. 2 ping-pong
  3. 3 table tennis ball
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
传球
chuán qiú
  1. 1 pass (in soccer)
  2. 2 to feed (ball)
台球
tái qiú
  1. 1 billiards
地球
dì qiú
  1. 1 the earth
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打伞
dǎ sǎn
  1. 1 to hold up an umbrella
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
打包
dǎ bāo
  1. 1 to wrap
  2. 2 to pack
  3. 3 to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  4. 4 to package (computing)
打卡
dǎ kǎ
  1. 1 (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
  2. 2 to punch in (or out)

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
  1. 1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter

Sample Sentences

这件事儿倒是简单易行。对了老赵，我常常和朋友一起打球，打完球以后就渴得不行，那个时候可以大量补充水分吗？
zhè jiàn shìr dàoshì jiǎndān yì xíng 。duìle Lǎo Zhào ，wǒ chángcháng hé péngyou yīqǐ dǎqiú ，dǎwán qiú yǐhòu jiù kě de bùxíng ，nàge shíhou kěyǐ dàliàng bǔchōng shuǐfèn ma ？
That really is quite simple. Oh yes, Lao Zhao, I often play ball with friends, when we finish playing I'm always incredibly thirsty. Can I make up my water intake by a large amount then?
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你喜欢打球吗？
nǐ xǐhuan dǎqiú ma ？
Do you like to play ball games?
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我喜欢打球，打排球。
wǒ xǐhuan dǎqiú ，dǎ páiqiú 。
I like to play ball games, like volleyball.
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下雨就不要去打球，去健身房跑步就好了。
xiàyǔ jiù bù yào qù dǎqiú ，qù jiànshēnfáng pǎobù jiùhǎole 。
If it rains let's not play basketball, we can go to the gym to run instead.
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你们就约健身房外见面，没下雨再搭公共汽车去打球。
nǐmen jiù yuē jiànshēnfáng wài jiànmiàn ，méi xiàyǔ zài dā gōnggòngqìchē qù dǎqiú 。
Just meet outside the gym, if it's not raining we'll get the bus to go play ball.
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我喜欢游泳和打球。你呢？
wǒ xǐhuan yóuyǒng hé dǎqiú 。nǐ ne ？
I like swimming and playing ball. You?
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打球
dǎqiú
to play ball
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我晚上跟同学一起在体育馆打球，爸爸也来看我打球。
wǒ wǎnshang gēn tóngxué yīqǐ zài tǐyùguǎn dǎqiú ，bàba yě lái kàn wǒ dǎqiú 。
In the evening, I played ball at the gym with my classmates. Dad came to watch me play.
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我们晚上去打球，怎么样？
wǒmen wǎnshang qù dǎqiú ，zěnmeyàng ？
Tonight let's go play ball, what do you say?
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他们俩最近的状态都保持得很好。不过我可是老费的球迷，我就是来支持他的。你看，他的动作多优雅，看他打球绝对是一种享受。好球！
tāmen liǎ zuìjìn de zhuàngtài dōu bǎochí de hěn hǎo 。bùguò wǒ kěshì LǎoFèi de qiúmí ，wǒ jiùshì lái zhīchí tā de 。nǐ kàn ，tā de dòngzuò duō yōuyǎ ，kàn tā dǎqiú juéduì shì yī zhǒng xiǎngshòu 。hǎoqiú ！
The two of them have both been in fantastic form recently. However, I'm a Federer fan so I've got to support him. Look at how gracefully he moves. Watching him play is a delight. Nice shot!
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