接球 (jiē qiú) — to catch a ball (in sports); to return a served ball (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
Definition
A separable verb used in ball sports meaning 'to catch' a thrown ball or 'to return' a served one (tennis, volleyball). Split it for aspect/result complements: 接得住, 接得很好.
verb
to catch a ball (in sports)to return a served ball (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
Examples
- 接球。Tā jiē qiú jiē dé hěn wěn.He catches the ball very steadily.
- ，。Zhè ge qiú tài nán le, wǒ jiē bú zhù.This ball is too hard — I can't catch it.
- ，。Tā jiē le yí gè piào liang de qiú, yíng dé le bǐ sài.He caught a beautiful ball and won the match.
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