qiú yuán
player
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这个球员很厉害。
Zhège qíu yuán hěn lì hài.
This player is very good.
哪个球员是你的最爱？
Nǎ ge qíu yuán shì nǐ de zuì ài?
Which player is your favorite?
球员们正在训练。
Qíu yuán men zhèng zài xùn liàn.
The players are training.
运动员 (yùn dòng yuán)
athlete
球员 (qiú yuán)
player
非球员 (fēi qiúyuán)
non-player
观众 (guānzhòng)
spectator
The Chinese word 球员 (qiúyuán) for "athlete" or "sports player" is composed of two characters: 球 (qiú) and 员 (yuán). The character 球 originally meant "ball" and was later extended to refer to sports in general. The character 员 originally meant "official" or "staff member" and was later used to refer to people who engage in a particular activity or profession. Thus, the word 球员 literally means "sports official" or "sports staff member", but is commonly used to refer to athletes or sports players in general.
