chess piece; game piece
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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game piece; chess piece; checker piece
neutralA small, usually flat piece used in board games like Chinese chess (象棋), Go (围棋), or checkers. Often made of wood, plastic, or stone. In many games, pieces are divided into two colored sets for two players. The diminutive suffix "儿" (r) is commonly added in spoken Northern Mandarin.
Zhè这
fù副
xiàng象
qí棋
shǎo少
le了
yī一
gè个
qí棋
zǐ子
。
This Chinese chess set is missing a piece.
Gāi该
nǐ你
zǒu走
qí棋
zǐ子
r儿
le了
。
It's your turn to move a piece.
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Wéi围
qí棋
qí棋
zǐ子
fēn分
hēi黑
bái白
liǎng两
sè色
。
Go pieces are divided into black and white colors.
Tā他
yòng用
yù玉
shí石
diāo雕
kè刻
le了
yī一
fù副
jīng精
měi美
de的
qí棋
zǐ子
。
He carved a beautiful set of game pieces from jade.
Bié别
bǎ把
qí棋
zǐ子
r儿
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
。
Don't lose the game pieces.