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变化球

biàn huà qiúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(baseball) breaking ball / (fig.) curveball / unexpected turn of events
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-21cf21452d95bb88. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

變化球 变化球 [bian4 hua4 qiu2] /(baseball) breaking ball/(fig.) curveball; unexpected turn of events/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 變化球

  • 变
    biàn

    to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

  • 化
    huā

    See the full entry for source details.

    huà

    to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]

  • 球
    qiú

    ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiú]) / ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[gè] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chǎng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.