Useful Chinese vocabulary for soccer fans

General Vocabulary

助理裁判 (zhù lǐ cái pàn): assistant referee

助理裁判向主裁判举旗示意比赛继续。

zhù lǐ cái pàn xiàng zhǔ cái pàn jǔ qí shì yì bǐ sài  jì xù。

The assistant referee held up his flag to show the referee that the ball was still in play.

客场比赛 (kè chǎng bǐ sài): away game (literally: guest or traveller's field match)

菲利普不喜欢客场比赛，他总是容易感到很疲惫。

fēi lì pǔ bù xǐ huān kè chǎng bǐ sài，tā zǒng shì róng yì gǎn dào hěn pí bèi。

Philip hates traveling for away games. He always gets really tired and never plays well.

角球 (jiǎo qiú) corner kick: (literally: corner ball)

守门员用手碰到了球，裁判给了对方一个角球。

shǒu mén yuán yòng shǒu pèng dào le qiú，cái pàn gěi le duì fāng yī gè jiǎo qiú。

When the goalkeeper touched the ball, the referee awarded the other team a corner kick.

后卫 (hòu wèi) defender

因为有强大的后卫，英格兰队在世界杯比赛中总是表现良好。

yīn wéi yǒu qiáng dà de hòu wèi，yīng gé lán duì zài shì jiè bēi bǐ sài zhōng zǒng shì biǎo xiàn liáng hǎo 。

England always does well in the World Cup matches because of their strong defenders.

平局 (píng jú): draw

比赛以平局结束，最后比分是二比二。

bǐ sài yǐ píng jú jié shù，zuì hòu bǐ fèn shì èr bǐ èr 。

The game ended in a draw, and the final score was 2-2.

加时赛 (jiā shí sài): extra time; injury time

他们很幸运比赛进入加时赛，因为他们最终获胜。

irtā men hěn xìng yùn bǐ sài jìn rù jiā shí sài，yīn wéi tā men zuì zhōng huò shèng。

They were lucky the game went into extra time because they ended up winning.

犯规 (fàn guī): foul (literally: breaking the rules)

他犯规了，因为他推倒了对方。

tā fàn guī le，yīn wéi tā tuī dǎo le duì fāng。

He fouled because he pushed over the other player.

终场 (zhōng chǎng): full-time

裁判吹哨两次，向大家宣布已经终场。

cái pàn chuī shào liǎng cì，xiàng dà jiā xuān bù yǐ jīng zhōng chǎng。

The referee blew his whistle twice to tell everyone it was full-time.

守门员 (shǒu mén yuán): goalkeeper (literally: protect gate player)

法国队守门员扑到地上截住了罗纳尔多的射门。

fǎ guó duì shǒu mén yuán pū dào dì shàng jié zhù le luó nà ěr duō de shè mén。

The goalkeeper for France dived to the ground and saved Ronaldo's shot.

手球 (shǒu qiú): handball

裁判吹响了口哨，判定他手球。

cái pàn chuī xiǎng le kǒu shào，pàn dìng tā shǒu qiú。

The referee blew the whistle and called a hand ball on him.

主场 (zhǔ chǎng): home game

很多球队在主场都会踢得更好。

hěn duō qiú duì zài zhǔ chǎng dōu huì tī dé gèng hǎo。

Most teams perform better when they have a home game.

越位 (yuè wèi): offside

梅西差一点就进球了，但裁判吹哨说他越位。

méi xī chà yī diǎn jiù jìn qiú le，dàn cái pàn chuī shào shuō tā yuè wèi。

Messi had been very close to scoring a goal, the referee blew his whistle to say that he was offside.

传球 (chuán qiú): pass

弗兰克·兰帕德传球给贝克汉姆，贝克汉姆射门，球进了！

fú lán kè lán pà dé chuán qiú gěi bèi kè hàn mǔ，bèi kè hàn mǔ shè mén，qiú jìn le！

Frank Lampard passed the ball to Beckham. Beckham kicked the ball and scored!

任意球 (rèn yì qiú): penalty kick

贝尔被犯规了，球队获得了任意球。

bèi ěr bèi fàn guī le，qiú duì huò dé le rèn yì qiú。

Bale fouled and the team got a penalty kick.

点球大战 (diǎn qiú dà zhàn): penalty shootout

球迷们安静下来，绷紧神经，观看两支球队的点球大战。

qiú mí men ān jìng xià lái，bēng jǐn shén jīng，guān kàn liǎng zhī qiú duì de diǎn qiú dà zhàn。

The fans went silent as they nervously watched the penalty shootout between the two teams.

红牌 (hóng pái): red card

他因为和对方球员打架而被红牌罚下场。

tā yīn wéi hé duì fāng qiú yuán dǎ jià ér bèi hóng pái fá xià chǎng。

He was handed a red card for starting a fight with the other team and as a result, their team lost.

射门 (shè mén): shoot (literally: to shoot on goal)

罗纳尔多一脚射门，打进制胜一球。

luó nà ěr duō yī jiǎo shè mén，dǎ jìn zhì shèng yī qiú。

Ronaldo shot the ball right into the back of the net to score the winning goal.

前锋 (qián fēng): striker (literally: forward or front edge)

里奥· 梅西是世界上最杰出的前锋之一，他是巴塞罗那进球最多的球员。

lǐ ào méi xī shì shì jiè shàng zuì jié chū de qián fēng zhī yī，tā shì bā sāi luó nà jìn qiú zuì duō de qiú yuán。

Lionel Messi is one of the best strikers in the world. He has scored the most goals ever for Barcelona.

替补 (tì bǔ): substitute

当亚历克斯·弗格森看到自己的球员劳累时，他总是叫替补上场。

dāng yà lì kè sī fú gé sēn kàn dào zì jǐ de qiú yuán láo lèi shí，tā zǒng shì jiào tì bǔ shàng chǎng 。

When Sir Alex Ferguson saw that his players were getting tired, he always substituted them.

黄牌 (huáng pái): yellow card

贝尔在踢球时需要更加小心，因为他已经得了一次黄牌了。

bèi ěr zài tī qiú shí xū yào gèng jiā xiǎo xīn，yīn wéi tā yǐ jīng dé le yī cì huáng pái le。

Bale needs to be more careful when playing because he's already been given one yellow card.

Scoring Related Vocabulary

失球 (shī qiú): concede

英格兰的守门员因为自己失球过多而被批评。

yīng gé lán de shǒu mén yuán yīn wéi zì jǐ shī qiú guò duō ér bèi pī píng。

England's goalkeeper was criticized for the amount of goals he conceded.

淘汰 (táo tài): knock out

在上一届世界杯上，新西兰在比赛中被墨西哥淘汰。

zài shàng yī jiè shì jiè bēi shàng，xīn xī lán zài bǐ sài zhōng bèi mò xī gē táo tài。

In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.

比分 (bǐ fēn): score

我觉得巴塞罗那和皇家马德里的最终比分将会是二比零。

wǒ jiào dé bā sāi luó nà hé huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ de zuì zhōng bǐ fēn jiāng huì shì èr bǐ líng 。

I think the final score between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be 2-0.

Advanced Chinese Soccer / Football Vocabulary

倒勾球 (dǎo gōu qiú): bicycle kick (literally: falling hook ball)

罗纳尔多以他的倒勾球而闻名。当他展示倒勾球的时候，球迷们都沸腾了。

luó nà ěr duō yǐ tā de dǎo gōu qiú ér wén míng。dāng tā zhǎn shì dǎo gōu qiú de shí hòu，qiú mí men dōu fèi téng le 。

Ronaldo is famous for his bicycle kick. When he does it, the fans go crazy.

吃牌 (chī pái): booking (literally: to 'eat' or get a card)

乔纳森吃牌了，因为与对方球员打架。

qiáo nà sēn chī pái le，yīn wéi yǔ duì fāng qiú yuán dǎ jià。

Jonathan was booked because he got into a fight with a player on the other team.

联赛 (lián sài): division

英国所有的顶尖球队都在超级联赛中。

yīng guó suǒ yǒu de dǐng jiān qiú duì dōu zài chāo jí lián sài zhōng。

All the top teams of the UK are in the premier division (league).

赛程 (sài chéng): fixture

所有世界杯的赛程都是通过抽签决定的，以保证绝对公平。

suǒ yǒu shì jiè bēi de sài chéng dōu shì tōng guò chōu qiān jué dìng de，yǐ bǎo zhèng jué duì gōng píng。

All the World Cup fixtures are chosen out of a hat to make sure it's completely fair.

乌龙球 (wū lóng qiú): own goal (literally: oolong or 'black dragon' ball)

当约翰进了一颗乌龙球的时候，球迷们纷纷喝倒彩。

dāng yuē hàn jìn le yī kē wū lóng qiú de shí hòu，qiú mí men fēn fēn hè dǎo cǎi。

The fans booed when John scored an own goal.

对手 (duì shǒu): rivals

曼彻斯特联队和曼彻斯特城队是多年的对手了。

màn chè sī tè lián duì hé màn chè sī tè chéng duì shì duō nián de duì shǒu le。

Manchester United and Manchester City have been rivals for years.