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定位球

Mandarin · pinyin dìng wèi qiú

(football) set piece (a restart of play following a stoppage, including free kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins)

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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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4–4–2 · ding4 wei4 qiu2

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