象棋
xiàng qí
Pinyin
Definition
象棋
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- Chinese chess
- CL:副[fù]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (11)
人心不足蛇吞象
- 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
合眼摸象
- 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
星罗棋布
- 1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
棋高一着
- 1 to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
- 2 to outsmart one's opponent
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
- 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
- 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
Sample Sentences
下象棋?
Play chess?
来吧!公园那儿很热闹,有的人跳舞,有的人在下象棋。
Come on! The park is very lively, some people dance, some people play chess.
中国象棋。
Chinese chess.