Definition
足球 is the specific word for 'soccer/football' (the sport or the ball). It's more specific than 球 (qiú), which is the general word for 'ball' or 'ball game'. 网球 (wǎngqiú) is a different sport (tennis), and 球队 (qiúduì) means 'team', not the sport itself.
noun
soccerfootball (the sport)soccer ballfootball (the ball)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 足球。Wǒmen yìqǐ qù tī zú qiú ba.Let's go play soccer together.
- 足球？Zhège zú qiú shì shéi de?Whose soccer ball is this?
- 足球。Wǒ juéde tī zú qiú hěn yǒu yìsi.I think playing soccer is a lot of fun.
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