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球 (qiú): ball, sphere

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 2noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: ball, sphere
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 11
Radical: 王
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
ball
sphere
globe
ball game
match
ball
sphere
ball game
match

Chinese explanation

圆形的物体，通常用来玩游戏或运动，如足球、篮球
也指球形的物体或地球。

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Example sentences

Let's go play ball together.

He likes playing soccer.

The Earth is round.

This ball is very pretty.

I bought a pair of table tennis paddles.

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