Usages of zúqiú
周末 他 常常 跟 同学 去 打 篮球， 有时候 也 去 公园 踢 足球。zhōumò tā chángcháng gēn tóngxué qù dǎ lánqiú, yǒushíhou yě qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends he often goes to play basketball with classmates, and sometimes goes to the park to play soccer.
她 打 篮球 的 时候 没 有 信心， 但 是 踢 了 几 次 足球 以后， 觉得 自己 也 可以 慢慢 提高。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
我 周末 喜欢 在 公园 踢 足球。wǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
I like to play soccer in the park on weekends.
下班 以后 我 不 想 在 房间 里 上网， 只 想 在 公园 踢 一会儿 足球。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán tī yíhuìr zúqiú.
After work I don’t want to go online in my room; I just want to play soccer in the park for a while.
周末 我 和 弟弟 在 公园 踢 足球。zhōumò wǒ hé dìdi zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends my younger brother and I play soccer in the park.
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