罚球 (fá qiú) — (noun) penalty shot (basketball), penalty kick…

Definition

罚球 (fáqiú) is the noun for a penalty shot in basketball or penalty kick in soccer — the set-piece shot awarded for a foul. As a verb-object, it means to take that shot.

noun

penalty shot (basketball)penalty kick (soccer)(verb-object) to take a penalty shot / kick

Measure word · 个

Examples

罚球。
Tā fá qiú jìn le yì fēn.
He made one free throw point.
罚球。
Zhè ge yùn dòng yuán fá qiú fēi cháng zhǔn.
This athlete is very accurate at free throws.
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Tā zài zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng fá le liǎng gè qiú.
He took two free throws in the last minute.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

罚fápenalize

球qiúball

罚 means to penalize and 球 means the ball, so the meaning is a penalty shot or kick.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 罰; 罚 is its simplified writing.

詈詈lìabuse verbally
刀刀dāoknife

The traditional form 罰 pairs 詈 (abuse verbally) with 刀 (knife); verbal abuse and improper use of a knife represent a crime. The simplified 罚 is a later abbreviation.

Open 罚 →

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.

Open 球 →

Appears in

Ball Games