开球 Traditional form: 開球 Pinyin (reading): kāiqiú Definitions: open ball (math.) to start a ball game to kick off (soccer) to tee off (golf) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round