Usage note
足球是用来踢的运动。
zúqiú shì yòng lái tī de yùndòng。
足球是一种用来踢的运动.
Context note
足球常在公园、学校或电视上看到。
zúqiú cháng zài gōngyuán、 xuéxiào huò diànshì shàng kàn dào。
You can often see football in parks, schools or on TV.
5 examples
我们班喜欢踢足球。
wǒ men bān xǐ huan tī zú qiú。
Our class likes to play football.
周末我常和朋友一起踢足球。
zhōu mò wǒ cháng hé péng yǒu yì qǐ tī zú qiú。
On weekends, I often play football with friends.
足球比赛在电视上直播。
zú qiú bǐ sài zài diàn shì shàng zhí bō。
Football matches are broadcast live on TV.
他擅长踢足球。
tā shàn cháng tī zú qiú。
He is good at playing football.
我们学校有足球队。
wǒ men xué xiào yǒu zú qiú duì。
Our school has a football team.
5 mini stories
小明放学后和同学们一起踢足球。他们玩得很开心。
xiǎo míng fàng xué hòu hé tóng xué men yì qǐ tī zú qiú。 tā men wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
After school, Xiaoming plays football with his classmates. They have a lot of fun.
妈妈带我去公园踢足球。那里有很多人玩。
mā ma dài wǒ qù gōng yuán tī zú qiú。 nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén wán。
Mom takes me to the park to play football. There are many people playing there.
爸爸经常看足球比赛。他很喜欢这项运动。
bà ba jīng cháng kàn zú qiú bǐ sài。 tā hěn xǐ huan zhè xiàng yùn dòng。
Dad often watches football matches. He really likes this sport.
姐姐教我踢足球。我们一起玩得很开心。
jiě jie jiào wǒ tī zú qiú。 wǒ men yì qǐ wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
My sister teaches me to play football. We have a lot of fun together.
足球比赛很精彩。我们都很喜欢看。
zú qiú bǐ sài hěn jīng cǎi。 wǒ men dōu hěn xǐ huan kàn。
Football matches are very exciting. We all like to watch them.
Mini dialogue
去踢球
A
今天下午你想踢足球吗？
Jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ xiǎng tī zúqiú ma?
Do you want to play football this afternoon?
B
太好了，我最喜欢足球了！
Tài hǎo le, wǒ zuì xǐhuān zúqiú le!
Great, I like football the most!
看比赛
A
那个足球比赛真精彩。
Nàge zúqiú bǐsài zhēn jīngcǎi.
That football match was really exciting.
B
是啊，我也想学踢足球。
Shì a, wǒ yě xiǎng xué tī zúqiú.
Yes, I also want to learn to play football.
Related words and contrasts
related
踢足球
tī zúqiú
play football
The action of playing football.
related
篮球
lánqiú
basketball
Another popular ball sport.