| 1 | 地球 | 地球 | dì qiú | di4 qiu2 | the earth; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 球 | 球 | qiú | qiu2 | ball; sphere; globe; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 月球 | 月球 | yuè qiú | yue4 qiu2 | the moon | | |
| 4 | 全球 | 全球 | quán qiú | quan2 qiu2 | entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide | | |
| 5 | 足球 | 足球 | zú qiú | zu2 qiu2 | soccer ball; a football; Classifiers: 个 ; soccer; football | | |
| 6 | 小球 | 小球 | xiǎo qiú | xiao3 qiu2 | sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球 | | |
| 7 | 乒乓球 | 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | ping1 pang1 qiu2 | table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 8 | 星球 | 星球 | xīng qiú | xing1 qiu2 | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body | | |
| 9 | 半球 | 半球 | bàn qiú | ban4 qiu2 | hemisphere | | |
| 10 | 北半球 | 北半球 | běi bàn qiú | Bei3 ban4 qiu2 | Northern Hemisphere | | |
| 11 | 气球 | 氣球 | qì qiú | qi4 qiu2 | balloon | | |
| 12 | 眼球 | 眼球 | yǎn qiú | yan3 qiu2 | eyeball; (fig.) attention | | |
| 13 | 球形 | 球形 | qiú xíng | qiu2 xing2 | spherical; ball-shaped | | |
| 14 | 皮球 | 皮球 | pí qiú | pi2 qiu2 | ball (made of rubber, leather etc) | | |
| 15 | 篮球 | 籃球 | lán qiú | lan2 qiu2 | basketball; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 16 | 南半球 | 南半球 | nán bàn qiú | Nan2 ban4 qiu2 | Southern Hemisphere | | |
| 17 | 球体 | 球體 | qiú tǐ | qiu2 ti3 | spheroid | | |
| 18 | 排球 | 排球 | pái qiú | pai2 qiu2 | volleyball; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 19 | 吹球机 | 吹球機 | chuī qiú jī | chui1 qiu2 ji1 | lottery machine | | |
| 20 | 肌球蛋白 | 肌球蛋白 | jī qiú dàn bái | ji1 qiu2 dan4 bai2 | myosin (biochemistry) | | |
| 21 | 打擦边球 | 打擦邊球 | dǎ cā biān qiú | da3 ca1 bian1 qiu2 | to bend the rules; to skirt around the issue | | |
| 22 | 死球 | 死球 | sǐ qiú | si3 qiu2 | (ball sports) dead ball | | |
| 23 | 踢皮球 | 踢皮球 | tī pí qiú | ti1 pi2 qiu2 | to kick a ball around; (fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility; to pass the buck | | |
| 24 | 玻璃球 | 玻璃球 | bō li qiú | bo1 li5 qiu2 | marbles | | |
| 25 | 花式足球 | 花式足球 | huā shì zú qiú | hua1 shi4 zu2 qiu2 | freestyle soccer | | |