Definition
扣球 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to smash' or 'to spike' a ball in sports like volleyball, badminton, or table tennis — hitting the ball downward with force. The verb 扣 and the noun 球 can separate when you add a measure word, duration, or result complement between them, e.g. 扣了一个球 ('smashed a ball'). It's the standard term for an attacking overhead shot in net sports.
v.o.
to smashto spike (a ball downward in volleyball, badminton, etc.)
Examples
- 扣球。Tā tiào qǐlái yònglì kòu qiú.He jumped up and smashed the ball hard.
- 。Tā zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng kòu le shí duō gè qiú.She spiked more than ten balls in this match.
- 扣球，。Duìfāng de kòu qiú fēicháng lìhai, wǒmen hěn nán jiē zhù.The opponent's smash is very powerful — we can hardly receive it.
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