take back a move; retract a chess piece
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to take back a move after playing it; to retract a chess piece
Commonly used in board games such as Chinese chess (Xiangqi) and Go (Weiqi). In formal competitions, this is generally considered unsportsmanlike unless previously agreed upon by both players.
Xià下
qí棋
bù不
néng能
huǐ悔
qí棋
。
You cannot take back moves when playing chess.
Tā他
gāng刚
zǒu走
le了
yī一
bù步
jiù就
yāo要
qiú求
huǐ悔
qí棋
。
He asked to retract his move immediately after playing it.
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Zán咱
men们
shuō说
hǎo好
le了
，
luò落
zǐ子
wú无
huǐ悔
，
bù不
néng能
huǐ悔
qí棋
。
We agreed that once a piece is placed, there is no regret—no taking back moves.
Zài在
zhèng正
shì式
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
xuǎn选
shǒu手
bù不
dé得
suí随
yì意
huǐ悔
qí棋
。
In formal competitions, players are not allowed to retract moves at will.