Writing
踢足球 (tī zúqiú) — how to say "to play soccer" in Chinese
踢足球
To play soccer/football
Character composition
踢
to kick
足
foot, enough
球
ball
Radicals / Keys
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
足
Foot
#157 · zú · 7 strokes
Collocations
喜欢踢足球
xǐhuān tī zúqiú
like playing football
Examples
周末我们在学校踢足球。
On weekends we play soccer at school.
我踢足球
I play soccer.
Mnemonic
[tī zúqiú-] Timmy the Astronaut landed on Mars and decided to play 踢足球 with Martians. Every kick (踢) he made with his foot (足) sent the ball (球) soaring through the low gravity like a shooting star ⭐️. The Martians were amazed by his stellar 踢足球 skills!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to play soccer" in Chinese?
"to play soccer" in Chinese is 踢足球 (tī zúqiú).
Ti zuqiu meaning in Chinese
踢足球 (tī zúqiú) means "To play soccer/football".
How is 踢足球 pronounced?
It is pronounced tī zúqiú (written as ti zuqiu, tizuqiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write ti zuqiu in Chinese?
It is written 踢足球: 踢 has 15 strokes, 足 has 7 strokes, 球 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 踢足球?
踢足球 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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