球迷 (qiú mí) — fan (of ball sports) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An enthusiast/fan of ball sports (basketball, football, etc.). Compared to the general 粉丝 ('fans' of any kind of star or interest), 球迷 is specifically for ball-sports devotees.

noun

fan (of ball sports)

Measure word · 个

Examples

球迷。
Tā shì yí gè zú qiú qiú mí.
He is a football fan.
球迷。
qiú mí Men dōu zài wèi qiú duì jiā yóu.
The fans are all cheering for the team.
球迷。
Zhè ge qiú mí cóng hěn yuǎn de dì fāng lái kàn bǐ sài.
This fan came from far away to watch the game.

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.

迷míenthusiast

球 points to ball sports and 迷 means an enthusiast, so together they describe a fan of ball games.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

米

米mǐ迷mí

Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 4 HSK 2.0 Level 5 Ball Games

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