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English translations
to play football, to play soccer
Chinese characters:
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踢足球 ( ti zuqiu / tī zúqiú ) is composed of these characters:
踢 (ti)
, 足 (zu)
, 球 (qiu)
The traditional Chinese characters of tī zúqiú are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 踢足球 ( ti zuqiu / tī zúqiú ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Nanhaizimen zai caochang shang ti zuqiu.
Nánháizimen zài cāochǎng shàng tī zúqiú. – English translation: The boys are playing football on the sports field.
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to kick | football
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