皮球
pí qiú
Pinyin

Definition

皮球
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pí qiú
  1. ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

全球
quán qiú
  1. 1 entire
  2. 2 total
  3. 3 global
  4. 4 the (whole) world
  5. 5 worldwide
地球
dì qiú
  1. 1 the earth
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
打球
dǎ qiú
  1. 1 to play ball
  2. 2 to play with a ball
星球
xīng qiú
  1. 1 celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)
  2. 2 heavenly body
球
qiú
  1. 1 ball
  2. 2 sphere
  3. 3 globe
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 ball game
  6. 6 match
  7. 7 classifier: 场 chǎng

Idioms (18)

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我的部门有一群半吊子，遇到问题就踢皮球、打太极。
wǒ de bùmén yǒu yī qún bàndiàozi ，yùdào wèntí jiù tīpíqiú 、dǎtàijí 。
My department has a group of amateurs. They pass the buck or avoid responsibility as soon as there's an issue.
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哎，你这算什么工作态度啊？我告诉你，我是来这里办事的，不是被你们像皮球一样踢来踢去的，更不是来受你们的气的。你必须得给我个明确的说法。
āi ，nǐ zhè suàn shénme gōngzuò tàidu a ？wǒ gàosu nǐ ，wǒ shì lái zhèlǐ bànshì de ，bùshì bèi nǐmen xiàng píqiú yīyàng tīláitīqù de ，gèng bùshì lái shòu nǐmen de qì de 。nǐ bìxū děi gěi wǒ ge míngquè de shuōfa 。
Hey, what kind of working attitude is this? I'm telling you. I came here to get something done, not to be kicked around by you all like a ball. And I definitely didn't come here to get your attitude. You have to give me a clear explanation.
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