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棋

qí

chess; any game similar to chess

Strokes
12
Radical
木
HSK
5
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我们经常下棋。

    Wǒ men jīng cháng xià qí

    We often play chess.

  • 我想学围棋。

    Wǒ xiǎng xué wéi qí

    I want to learn how to play "Go".

  • 您能教我下国际象棋吗？

    Nín néng jiāo wǒ xià guó jì xiàng qí ma

    Can you teach me to play chess?

  • 世事如棋局。

    Shì shì rú qí jú

    Life is like a game of chess.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 棋

  • 象棋xiàng qí 4–2 Chinese chess
  • 棋qí 2chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; chess piece
  • 棋子qí zǐ 2–3 chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
  • 下棋xià qí 4–2 to play chess