Chinese word

踢

Pronunciation

Pinyintī

Meaning

  • verbkick

Example

孩子们在院子里踢球。hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ tī qiú

The children are kicking a ball in the yard.

Illustration for 踢 (kick)

More examples

他在比赛中被对手一脚踢飞了。tā zài bǐ sài zhōng bèi duì shǒu yì jiǎo tī fēi le

His opponent kicked him flying during the match.

Core concept

Force from the foot propels something outward, including upward or away from its starting place.

Common phrases

  • 被踢倒bèi tī dào

    be kicked down

  • 踢飞tī fēi

    kick flying

Similar words

推tuī: Move a person or object forward by pressing against it with the hands or body.
踩cǎi: Press down on a person or object with the foot and body weight.
踹chuài: Force a person or object aside with a hard kick from the foot.

Definition in Chinese

用脚向外猛力碰触物体，使物体离开原位或向另一方向移动的动作。yòng jiǎo xiàng wài měng lì pèng chù wù tǐ shǐ wù tǐ lí kāi yuán wèi huò xiàng lìng yì fāng xiàng yí dòng de dòng zuò

Word origin

踢 (tī, "kick") is a phonetic-semantic compound made from 足 (zú, "foot") + 易 (yì, "change"), where the first component points to the foot and the second mainly indicates the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday descriptions, Chinese often places a result or direction after this verb, so the following words can show how the object moves.

Other meanings

  • kick awayverb
  • kick upverb

Related words

  • 踢倒tī dàokick downverb
  • 踢飞tī fēikick flyingverb

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