接球

jiēqiú
verb #9,320

Meanings

  1. 1 to catch a ball
  2. 2 to receive a pass (sports)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā jiēqiú jiē de hěn wěn.
He catches the ball very steadily.
HSK 4
Shǒuményuán méi néng jiē zhù qiú.
The goalkeeper failed to catch the ball.
HSK 5
Jiēqiú hòu tā mǎshàng chuán gěi le duìyǒu.
After receiving the ball, he immediately passed it to a teammate.

Tips

usage
接球 is used across all ball sports. The opposite is 传球 (chuánqiú, to pass the ball) or 发球 (fāqiú, to serve the ball).

Stroke Order

jiē
qiú