踢足球 tī zúqiú — to play football
tī (first tone, high and level) zúqiú (second tone, rising)ti1 zu2qiu2
to play football
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbphrase
Meanings
to play football
To play football. 踢 means to kick, so the foot game takes 踢 while hand games take 打: 打篮球. 足 is "foot" and 球 is "ball".
verb
Example sentences
- 他每天下午都去踢足球。Tā (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) tī (first tone, high and level) zúqiú. (second tone, rising)···
He goes to play football every afternoon.
- 我不会踢足球，但是很喜欢看。我不會踢足球，但是很喜歡看。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling) tī (first tone, high and level) zúqiú, (second tone, rising) dànshì (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) kàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
I can’t play football, but I love watching it.