球技 (qiú jì) — ball skills (in sports like basketball, soccer,… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ball skills (in sports like basketball, soccer, etc.)

Examples

球技，。
Tā de qiú jì hěn hǎo, bāng zhù qiú duì yíng le hěn duō bǐ sài.
His ball skills are very good and helped the team win many games.
球技。
Tā de qiú jì zài duì lǐ fēi cháng tū chū.
His ball skills are very outstanding on the team.
，球技。
Jīng guò xùn liàn, tā de qiú jì tí gāo le hěn duō.
After training, his ball skills improved a lot.

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.

技 skill related to a 球 ball game.

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.

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.

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

扌支技

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

技 pairs 扌 (hand) with 支, which gives the sound. The hand part fits the idea of skill or ability done with the hands.

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