shā qiúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to spike the ball (volleyball etc) / to smash (tennis etc)
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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.

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Original source entry:

殺球 杀球 [sha1 qiu2] /to spike the ball (volleyball etc)/to smash (tennis etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 殺球

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 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]

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