World Cup & Football Vocabulary in Chinese

Skim the groups, then listen to a match recap at the level where you follow 70–80%.

世界杯

shìjièbēi

the World Cup

世界杯四年一次。·The World Cup happens once every four years.

足球

zúqiú

football / soccer

HSK 4

很多人都喜欢看足球。·Lots of people love watching football.

比赛

bǐsài

match, game

HSK 3

今天晚上有一场比赛。·There is a match tonight.

球队

qiúduì

team

HSK 5

巴西是一支很强的球队。·Brazil is a very strong team.

球员

qiúyuán

player

他是巴西最有名的球员。·He is Brazil’s most famous player.

球迷

qiúmí

(sports) fan

球场里有很多球迷。·There are many fans in the stadium.

球场

qiúchǎng

stadium, pitch

这个球场可以坐八万人。·This stadium seats eighty thousand people.

教练

jiàoliàn

coach, manager

HSK 5

中场休息时，教练换了两个球员。·At halftime, the coach made two substitutions.

裁判

cáipàn

referee

裁判给了他一张黄牌。·The referee gave him a yellow card.

进球

jìnqiú

to score; a goal

他在第三十二分钟进了一个球。·He scored a goal in the 32nd minute.

射门

shèmén

to shoot (at goal)

他射门，可惜没进。·He took a shot, but unfortunately missed.

传球

chuánqiú

to pass the ball

他把球传给了队友。·He passed the ball to his teammate.

进攻

jìngōng

to attack

落后以后，巴西加快了进攻。·After falling behind, Brazil sped up their attack.

防守

fángshǒu

to defend

摩洛哥防守得非常好。·Morocco defended very well.

守门员

shǒuményuán

goalkeeper

守门员挡住了一个很难的球。·The goalkeeper saved a difficult shot.

点球

diǎnqiú

penalty kick

裁判判了一个点球。·The referee awarded a penalty.

越位

yuèwèi

offside

那个进球因为越位被取消了。·That goal was ruled out for offside.

黄牌

huángpái

yellow card

他犯规，吃到一张黄牌。·He fouled and picked up a yellow card.

红牌

hóngpái

red card

两张黄牌就是一张红牌，要下场。·Two yellows make a red — you have to leave the pitch.

These open almost every recap: 赢 (to win) is in all 92 of our beginner match recaps.

赢

yíng

to win

大家都以为巴西会赢。·Everyone thought Brazil would win.

输

shū

to lose

没有一支球队想输。·No team wants to lose.

平局

píngjú

a draw, a tie

这场比赛是一比一平局。·This match was a one-to-one draw.

比分

bǐfēn

the score

最后的比分是一比一。·The final score was one to one.

扳平

bānpíng

to equalize

维尼修斯为巴西扳平了比分。·Vinícius equalized for Brazil.

冠军

guànjūn

champion, title

HSK 5

每支球队都想拿冠军。·Every team wants to win the title.

夺冠热门

duóguàn rèmén

title favorite

巴西是这届世界杯的夺冠热门。·Brazil is the title favorite at this World Cup.

出线

chūxiàn

to advance, qualify

赢了这场，他们就基本出线了。·Win this one and they basically qualify.

淘汰

táotài

to knock out, eliminate

在淘汰赛里，输了就被淘汰。·In the knockouts, you lose and you’re out.

小组赛

xiǎozǔsài

group stage

现在还是小组赛阶段。·It’s still the group stage right now.

小组

xiǎozǔ

group

巴西和摩洛哥在同一个小组。·Brazil and Morocco are in the same group.

积分

jīfēn

points

平局以后，两队各积一分。·After the draw, each team has one point.

排名

páimíng

ranking, standings

我们看一下小组排名。·Let’s look at the group standings.

淘汰赛

táotàisài

knockout stage

小组赛之后就是淘汰赛。·After the group stage comes the knockout stage.

决赛

juésài

the final

决赛是最重要的一场比赛。·The final is the most important match.

加时赛

jiāshísài

extra time

九十分钟打平，就要踢加时赛。·If it’s level after 90 minutes, they play extra time.