scattered like chess pieces; densely distributed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be scattered about like chess pieces; to be densely distributed
literaryPrimarily used in the set phrase 星罗棋布. Rarely used as an independent verb in modern Chinese.
Zhè这
piàn片
qū区
yù域
dà大
xiǎo小
gōng工
chǎng厂
xīng星
luó罗
qí棋
bù布
。
Factories of all sizes are scattered throughout this area like stars and chess pieces.
Hú湖
miàn面
shang上
qí棋
bù布
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
lǜ绿
sè色
de的
xiǎo小
dǎo岛
。
Many small green islands are scattered across the lake surface like chess pieces.
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Cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
zhàng帐
peng篷
qí棋
bù布
，
shí十
fēn分
zhuàng壮
guān观
。
Tents were scattered across the grassland like chess pieces, creating a spectacular sight.