qí

棋

HSK 7-9Character · NounTraditional棊、碁

board game; chess piece

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

board game; tabletop game

Covers a wide range of strategic tabletop games, including both traditional Chinese and international variants.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
yé爷
ye爷
xià下
wéi围
qí棋
 。

I like playing Go with my grandfather.

Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
wán玩
jūn军
qí棋
ba吧
 。

Let's play the army chess together this weekend.

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Tiào跳
qí棋
shì是
shì适
hé合
quán全
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
wán玩
de的
yì益
zhì智
yóu游
xì戏
 。

Chinese checkers is a puzzle game suitable for the whole family to play together.

Zhōng中
guó国
xiàng象
qí棋
shì是
guó国
jiā家
jí级
fēi非
wù物
zhì质
wén文
huà化
yí遗
chǎn产
 。

Chinese chess is a national intangible cultural heritage.

Guó国
jì际
xiàng象
qí棋
zài在
quán全
qiú球
yōng拥
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
ài爱
hào好
zhě者
 。

Chess has a large number of fans around the world.

2.

noun

chess piece; game piece

formal

Used to refer specifically to the individual pieces used in board games.

Xià下
qí棋
shí时
yào要
jì记
de得
luò落
qí棋
wú无
huǐ悔
 。

When playing chess, remember that once you place a piece, you cannot take it back.

Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
pèng碰
diào掉
le了
yī一
kē颗
qí棋
 。

He accidentally knocked over a game piece.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
hóng红
qí棋
fàng放
dào到
qí棋
pán盘
de的
zuǒ左
cè侧
 。

Please place the red pieces on the left side of the board.

Zhè这
fù副
qí棋
de的
qí棋
zǐ子
zuò做
gōng工
hěn很
jīng精
zhì致
 。

The pieces of this board game are very well made.

Bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
tā他
gù故
yì意
yí移
dòng动
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
qí棋
 。

He intentionally moved the opponent's pieces during the match.