罚球 (fá qiú) — (noun) penalty shot (basketball), penalty kick (soccer); (verb-object) to take a penalty shot / kick

Definition

罚球 (fáqiú) is the noun for a penalty shot in basketball or penalty kick in soccer — the set-piece shot awarded for a foul. As a verb-object, it means to take that shot.

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penalty shot (basketball)penalty kick (soccer)(verb-object) to take a penalty shot / kick
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Examples

  • 罚球
    Tā fá qiú jìn le yì fēn.
    He made one free throw point.
  • 罚球
    Zhè ge yùn dòng yuán fá qiú fēi cháng zhǔn.
    This athlete is very accurate at free throws.
  • Tā zài zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng fá le liǎng gè qiú.
    He took two free throws in the last minute.
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