接球

jiēqiú

verb #9,320

Meanings

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

Characters

to catch; to receive

Examples

他接球接得很稳。

Tā jiēqiú jiē de hěn wěn.

He catches the ball very steadily.

守门员没能接住球。

Shǒuményuán méi néng jiē zhù qiú.

The goalkeeper failed to catch the ball.

接球后他马上传给了队友。

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

接 jiē

球 qiú