直球

zhí qiú

Dictionary entry

(baseball) fastball

What does 直球 mean?

直球 (zhí qiú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(baseball) fastball

2(fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt

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直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

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直球

zhí qiú

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