桌球選手 zhūo qiú xuǎn shǒu – table tennis player

高層 gāo céng – senior officials; high-level leadership

阻擋 zǔ dǎng – to block; to prevent

世界桌球職業大聯盟 shì jiè zhūo qiú zhí yè dà lián méng – World Table Tennis (WTT), a global professional table tennis organization

大滿貫賽 dà mǎn guàn sài – Grand Slam tournament

參賽資格 cān sài zī gé – qualification to compete; eligibility

桌球協會 zhūo qiú xié huì – table tennis association

烏茲別克 wū zī bié kè – Uzbekistan

青少年桌球錦標賽 qīng shào nián zhūo qiú jǐn biāo sài – Junior Table Tennis Championship

婉拒 wǎn jù – to decline politely

保住 bǎo zhù – to preserve; to retain

名單 míng dān – list (of names)

公佈 gōng bù – to announce; to make public

白白失去 bái bái shī qù – to lose in vain; to lose for nothing

體壇 tǐ tán – the sports world

強硬 qiáng yìng – tough; unyielding

意願 yì yuàn – willingness; intention

協助 xié zhù – to assist; to help

爭取 zhēng qǔ – to strive for; to fight for

拒絕 jù jué – to reject; to refuse

補助款 bǔ zhù kuǎn – subsidy; funding

透明 tòu míng – transparent; openness

改革 gǎi gé – reform; to reform

失職 shī zhí – dereliction of duty; to fail one's responsibilities

生涯 shēng yá – career

錯失 cuò shī – to miss (an opportunity)

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