好球

hǎoqiú

noun #8,492

Meanings

1 good shot; nice play (in sports)
2 strike (in baseball)

Characters

Good + ball — a good shot or strike in sports.

Examples

好球！这一脚踢得太漂亮了！

Hǎoqiú! Zhè yī jiǎo tī de tài piàoliang le!

Nice shot! That kick was beautiful!

裁判判了一个好球。

Cáipàn pàn le yī gè hǎoqiú.

The umpire called a strike.

观众齐声喊好球。

Guānzhòng qíshēng hǎn hǎoqiú.

The audience shouted 'nice shot' in unison.

Tips

usage

好球 has two main uses: (1) as an exclamation cheering a great play in any ball sport, and (2) as the baseball term for 'strike' (pitch within the strike zone). The opposite in baseball is 坏球 (huàiqiú, ball).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

球 qiú