发球 (fā qiú) — to serve (in tennis, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, etc.)
Definition
A verb meaning 'to serve' the ball — used in tennis, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, etc. Unlike 开球, it is a verb-object phrase (a 离合词): you can insert 了 or a measure phrase, as in 发了一个球.
verb
to serve (in tennis, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, etc.)
Examples
- 发球。Lún dào tā fā qiú le.It's his turn to serve.
- 。Tā fā le yí gè hěn kuài de qiú.He served a very fast ball.
- ，。Wǒ měi cì fā qiú dōu shī wù, zhēn zháo jí.I make a fault every time I serve — it's really frustrating.
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