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

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.

他打出了一个界外球，错失了得分机会。

Tā dǎ chū le yī gè jièwàiqiú, cuòshī le défēn jīhuì.

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

Tips

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