球门 (qiú mén) — (sports) goal (the opening in the net or frame) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(sports) goal (the opening in the net or frame)

Measure word · 个

Examples

，球门。
Tā tī le yì jiǎo, qiú zhí jiē fēi jìn le qiú mén.
He kicked and the ball flew straight into the goal.
球门，。
Shǒu mén yuán zhàn zài qiú mén qián miàn, zhǔn bèi pū qiú.
The goalkeeper stands in front of the goal, ready to save the ball.
球门，。
Zhè ge qiú mén tài zhǎi le, hěn nán jìn qiú.
This goal is too narrow; it's hard to score.

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.

球 means ball and 门 means gate, so 球门 is the goal opening in a sport.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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