定位球 (dìng wèi qiú) — (soccer) set piece (a restart of play such as a free kick, corner kick, or penalty kick)

Definition

noun
(soccer) set piece (a restart of play such as a free kick, corner kick, or penalty kick)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 定位球。
    Tā zài bǐ sài zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng tī jìn le yí gè dìng wèi qiú.
    He scored a set piece in the last minute of the match.
  • 定位球。
    Jiào liàn bù zhì le xīn de dìng wèi qiú zhàn shù.
    The coach set up new set-piece tactics.
  • 定位球，。
    Duì fāng huò dé yí gè dìng wèi qiú, wǒ men hòu wèi yào dīng jǐn rén.
    The opponents got a set piece — our defenders need to mark tightly.

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.

定位fixed position
定dìngfix位wèiposition
动宾Verb + object
球qiúball

定位 (fixed position) + 球 (ball), a ball restarted from a set position.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng定dìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

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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
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì位wèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

位 combines 人 (man), related to people, with 立, which gives the sound. It was often simply written as 立.

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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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