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好球

hǎoqiú
noun #8,492

Meanings

  1. 1 good shot; nice play (in sports)
  2. 2 strike (in baseball)

Characters

好
hǎo
good; fine
球
qiú
ball; sphere
Good + ball - a good shot or strike in sports.

Examples

HSK 5
观众齐声喊好球。
Guānzhòng qíshēng hǎn hǎoqiú.
The audience shouted 'nice shot' in unison.
HSK 6
好球！这一脚踢得太漂亮了！
Hǎoqiú! Zhè yī jiǎo tī de tài piàoliang le!
Nice shot! That kick was beautiful!
HSK 6
裁判判了一个好球。
Cáipàn pàn le yīgè hǎoqiú.
The umpire called a strike.

Tips

usage
好球 has two main uses: (1) as an exclamation cheering a great play in any ball sport, and (2) as the baseball term for 'strike' (pitch within the strike zone). The opposite in baseball is 坏球 (ball).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo
球 qiú