Definition
发球 means 'to serve' in ball sports like tennis, volleyball, table tennis, and badminton. It's a separable verb (离合词): the object 球 can split off from 发 when you add a measure word, number, or result complement, e.g., 发了一个好球 ('served a good ball'). The person serving is the subject, and you can also specify the way the ball is served (e.g., 发上旋球 'topspin serve').
v.o.
to serve (in tennis, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, etc.)
Examples
- 发球。Lún dào tā fā qiú le.It's his turn to serve.
- 。Tā fā le yí ge hěn kuài de qiú.He served a very fast ball.
- ，。Wǒ měi cì fā qiú dōu shīwù, zhēn zháojí.I make a fault every time I serve — it's really frustrating.
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