象
棋

Chinese chess in Chinese: 象棋 (xiàng qí)

xiàng qí

Chinese chess

HSK 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1Chinese chess

Stroke order

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象
棋

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 象棋 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们下象棋吧。

    wǒ men xià xiàng qí ba。

    Let's play chess.

  • 你比我更会下象棋。

    nǐ bǐ wǒ gèng huì xià xiàng qí。

    You're a better chess player than me.

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Related words

棋

qí

chess

印象

yìn xiàng

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)

抽象

chōu xiàng

abstract

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

对象

duì xiàng

target

现象

xiàn xiàng

phenomenon

想象

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine

象征

xiàng zhēng

emblem

形象

xíng xiàng

image

景象

jǐng xiàng

scene

气象

qì xiàng

meteorological feature

迹象

jì xiàng

sign

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