伸卡球

shēnkǎqiú

noun

Measure Word

一个伸卡球 gè

Meanings

1 sinker (baseball pitch)

Characters

(phonetic 'k-')

Examples

HSK 3

打者很难打中伸卡球。

Dǎ zhě hěn nán dǎzhòng shēnkǎqiú.

Batters have a hard time making contact with a sinker.

HSK 5

他的伸卡球速度快，下沉幅度大。

Tā de shēnkǎqiú sùdù kuài, xiàchén fúdù dà.

His sinker is fast and drops sharply.

Tips

usage

Loanword: 卡 transliterates the 'sink-' sound; 伸 ('extend') is a quasi-meaningful add-on suggesting the ball's late movement. Used in Taiwanese, Japanese-Chinese baseball commentary, and increasingly in Mainland coverage of MLB and NPB.

Stroke Order

伸 shēn

卡 kǎ

球 qiú