Usage note
踢这个词用来表示用脚踢的动作。
tī zhè gè cí lái bǎo shì yòng jiǎo tī de dòng zuò。
The word 踢 is used to describe the action of kicking with your foot.
Context note
踢常用于描述足球、篮球等运动中的动作，或者日常生活中的一些活动。
tī cháng yòng yú míng shù zúqiú、lánqiú děng yùn dòng zhōng de dòng zuò， huò zhě rì yè shēnghuó zhōng de yī xiē huódòng。
The word 踢 is commonly used to describe actions in sports like football and basketball, or activities in daily life.
5 examples
他踢球踢得很好。
tā tī qiú tī dé hěn hǎo。
He kicks the ball very well.
妈妈让我踢毽子。
mā ma ràng wǒ tī jiàn zǐ。
Mom asked me to kick shuttlecock.
孩子们在操场上踢足球。
hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng tī zú qiú。
The children are playing football on the playground.
他不小心踢到了脚。
tā bù xiǎo xīn tī dào le jiǎo。
He accidentally kicked his foot.
我踢了踢门，发现门没锁。
wǒ tī le tī mén， fā xiàn mén méi suǒ。
I kicked the door a few times and found that it wasn't locked.
5 mini stories
小明踢足球踢得很开心。他喜欢和朋友们一起玩。
xiǎo míng tī zú qiú tī dé hěn kāi xīn。 tā xǐ huan hé péng yǒu men yì qǐ wán。
Xiaoming is very happy playing football. He likes to play with his friends.
妈妈教我踢毽子，我很喜欢这个游戏。
mā ma jiào wǒ tī jiàn zǐ， wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè ge yóu xì。
Mom taught me to kick shuttlecock, and I really like this game.
小红踢了踢皮球，然后把它扔进了篮筐里。
xiǎo hóng tī le tī pí qiú， rán hòu bǎ tā rēng jìn le lán kuāng lǐ。
Xiaohong kicked the ball a few times, then threw it into the basket.
爸爸踢了踢门，发现门坏了。他打电话叫修理工来修理。
bà bà tī le tī mén， fā xiàn mén huài le。 tā dǎ diàn huà jiào xiū lǐ gōng lái xiū lǐ。
Dad kicked the door and found that it was broken. He called a repairman to fix it.
妹妹踢了踢我的脚，我假装生气地叫她道歉。
mèi mei tī le tī wǒ de jiǎo， wǒ jiǎ zhuāng shēng qì dì jiào tā dào qiàn。
My younger sister kicked my foot, and I pretended to be angry and asked her to apologize.
Mini dialogue
踢足球
A
我们一起去踢足球吧！
Wǒmen yīqǐ qù tī zúqiú ba!
Let's go play soccer (kick the football) together!
B
好呀，我最喜欢踢球了。
Hǎo ya, wǒ zuì xǐhuān tī qiú le.
Okay, I love kicking the ball the most.
小心一点
A
别踢得太用力，会踢到别人的。
Bié tī de tài yònglì, huì tī dào biérén de.
Don't kick too hard, you might kick someone else.
B
好的，我会轻轻踢。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì qīngqīng tī.
Okay, I will kick it gently.
Related words and contrasts
related
踢足球
tī zú qiú
play football (soccer)
The most common phrase using 踢.
contrast
打
dǎ
hit; play (other ball games)
踢 is for kicking (foot), 打 is for hitting with hands (e.g., 打篮球 play basketball).