棋

Chess in Chinese: 棋 (qí)

qí

chess

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1chess
  2. 2chess-like game
  3. 3a game of chess
  4. 4chess piece

Stroke order

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棋

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷每天下午都在公园里下棋。

    yé ye měi tiān xià wǔ dōu zài gōng yuán lǐ xià qí。

    Grandpa plays chess in the park every afternoon.

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Related words

象棋

xiàng qí

Chinese chess

棋子

qí zǐ

chess piece

下棋

xià qí

to play chess

旗袍

qí páo

Chinese-style dress

旗帜

qí zhì

ensign

乞丐

qǐ gài

beggar

乞求

qǐ qiú

to beg

乞讨

qǐ tǎo

to beg

岂有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom)

启迪

qǐ dí

to edify

启蒙

qǐ méng

variant of 启蒙

启示

qǐ shì

to reveal

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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