界外球

jièwàiqiú

noun #24,579

Meanings

1 out-of-bounds ball
2 foul ball (baseball)
3 ball out of play

Characters

boundary / border / boundary line

outside / beyond

Examples

HSK 7-9

裁判判定那球是界外球。

Cáipàn pàndìng nà qiú shì jièwàiqiú.

The referee ruled that the ball was out of bounds.

HSK 7-9

他打出了一个界外球，错失了得分机会。

Tā dǎchū le yīgè jièwàiqiú, cuòshī le défēn jīhuì.

He hit a foul ball and missed the chance to score.

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usage

界外球 is used across multiple sports: in baseball it means a foul ball; in basketball/football it means a ball that has gone out of bounds. The opposite is 界内球 (ball in play/fair ball).

Stroke Order

界 jiè

外 wài

球 qiú