Chinese chess; xiangqi; board game
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Chinese chess; xiangqi (a strategic board game for two players)
Also known as 中国象棋. Played on a board with a 'river' dividing the two sides. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 general, 2 advisors, 2 elephants, 2 chariots, 2 horses, 2 cannons, and 5 soldiers. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's general.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
xià下
xiàng象
qí棋
。
He likes to play Chinese chess.
Xiàng象
qí棋
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
zhì智
lì力
yóu游
xì戏
。
Chinese chess is an ancient intellectual game.
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Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
xià下
xiàng象
qí棋
。
They are playing Chinese chess in the park.
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàng象
qí棋
hé和
guó国
jì际
xiàng象
qí棋
de的
guī规
zé则
bù不
tóng同
。
The rules of Chinese chess and international chess are different.