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棋

qí · qi

Traditional 棊 / 碁

HSK 7–9Measure words: 盘 pán, 个 gè, 颗 kē

Meaning

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qí 棋

  1. chess
  2. chess-like game
  3. a game of chess
  4. chess piece

qí 棊

  1. variant of 棋 (qí)

qí 碁

  1. variant of 棋 (qí)
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In a conversation

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Chess in the park

  1. Liangliang

    爷爷们(yéyemen)在(zài)下(xià)什么(shénme)棋(qí)？

    What board game are the grandpas playing?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)象棋(xiàngqí)。你(nǐ)会(huì)下棋(xiàqí)吗(ma)？

    It is Chinese chess. Can you play chess?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)和(hé)爷爷(yéye)下(xià)一盘(yīpán)棋(qí)！

    I can not, but I want to play a game with Grandpa!

  4. Dengdeng

    才(cái)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)，你的(nǐde)棋(qí)就(jiù)都(dōu)没了(méile)！

    Only one minute and all your pieces are gone!

  5. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)太(tài)厉害(lìhai)了(le)。我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)来(lái)！

    Grandpa is too good. I will come again tomorrow!

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01

爷(yé)爷(ye)每(měi)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)都(dōu)和(hé)朋(péng)友(yǒu)下(xià)棋(qí)。

Grandpa plays chess with his friends every afternoon.

02

这(zhè)盘(pán)棋(qí)他(tā)下(xià)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)精(jīng)彩(cǎi)。

He played this game of chess very brilliantly.

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