抛绣球 pāo xiù qiú

(fig.) to make overtures; to court

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) to make overtures
  2. 2. to court
  3. 3. throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)

Characters

Character Meaning
抛 pāo HSK 6
to throw; to toss; to fling
绣 xiù HSK 6
to embroider; embroidery; variant of 繡xiù
球 qiú HSK 2
ball; ball game; match