任意球 (rèn yì qiú) — free kick (in football/soccer); free throw (in… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

free kick (in football/soccer)free throw (in handball)

Measure word · 个

Examples

任意球，。
Tā zài bǐ sài zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng tī jìn le yí gè rèn yì qiú, bāng zhù qiú duì huò shèng.
He scored a free kick in the last minute of the match, helping his team win.
，任意球。
Shǒu qiú bǐ sài zhōng, rèn yì qiú kě yǐ zhí jiē shè mén dé fēn.
In handball, a free throw can be shot directly at the goal to score.
任意球。
Jiào liàn jiào wǒ men rú hé fá rèn yì qiú.
The coach taught us how to take a free kick/free throw.

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.

任意at will

任rènallow意yìwill

动宾Verb + object

任意 conveys being at will, and 球 is a ball, naming a free kick or throw.

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.

亻壬任

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

壬

壬rén任rèn

Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

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