足球

zúqiú

noun HSK 3 #3,463

Measure Word

一场足球 chǎng

Meanings

1 soccer; football
2 soccer ball

Characters

Examples

我喜欢踢足球。

Wǒ xǐhuān tī zúqiú.

I like playing soccer.

今天有一场足球比赛。

Jīntiān yǒu yī chǎng zúqiú bǐsài.

There's a soccer match today.

足球是世界上最受欢迎的运动。

Zúqiú shì shìjiè shàng zuì shòu huānyíng de yùndòng.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.

Tips

culture

足球 in China refers to soccer/association football. Despite massive investment, China's national team has only qualified for the World Cup once (2002).

Stroke Order

足 zú

球 qiú