高飞球 (gāo fēi qiú) — fly ball (in baseball) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Baseball term for a ball hit high into the air, as opposed to a line drive or grounder. The outfielder usually catches it for an out (接杀).

noun

fly ball (in baseball)

Measure word · 个

Examples

高飞球。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng dǎ chū le yí gè gāo fēi qiú.
He hit a fly ball during the game.
高飞球。
Wài yě shǒu qīng sōng jiē zhù le nà ge gāo fēi qiú.
The outfielder easily caught that fly ball.
高飞球，。
Zhè ge gāo fēi qiú fēi dé hěn gāo, dàn bèi jiē shā le.
This fly ball went very high but was caught for an out.

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.

高飞high-flying

高gāohigh飞fēifly

偏正Modifier + head

高 and 飞 describe a ball flying high, giving the baseball term for a fly ball.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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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