击球 (jī qiú) — to hit/strike a ball (in sports) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

击球 (jī qiú) is a verb-noun compound meaning 'to hit/strike a ball,' used in racket and ball sports like tennis and cricket. Unlike the more common general verb 打 ('hit'), 击球 is the technical term for ball-striking as a sports action.

verb

to hit/strike a ball (in sports)

Examples

击球。
Tā zhèng zài liàn xí jī qiú.
He is practicing hitting the ball.
。
Wǒ jī le sān cì qiú cái dǎ zhòng.
I hit the ball three times before it went in.
，击球。
Zài wǎng qiú bǐ sài zhōng, jī qiú jì shù fēi cháng zhòng yào.
In a tennis match, hitting technique is very important.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

击 (hit) a 球 (ball) describes striking a ball in sports.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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.

Appears in

Ball Games Sports & Athletics

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