壁球 (bì qiú) — squash (sport) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

squash (sport)

Measure word · 项

Examples

壁球，。
Wǒ xǐ huan dǎ bì qiú, měi gè zhōu mò dōu qù liàn xí.
I like playing squash; I go to practice every weekend.
壁球。
bì qiú De chǎng dì bǐ wǎng qiú xiǎo hěn duō.
The court for squash is much smaller than for tennis.
壁球，。
Tā gāng xué bì qiú, hái bú tài huì fā qiú.
He just started learning squash and doesn't serve well yet.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

壁 means wall and 球 means ball; 壁球 is the ball game played against a wall.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土辟壁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

辟

辟pì壁bì

Same sound today

壁 combines 土 (earth) and 辟, which gives the sound. The whole means an earthen wall.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Ball Games Sports & Athletics

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