围棋 meaning in English

wéiqí

the game of Go

Traditional 圍棋19 strokes

Meaning of 围棋

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wéiqí

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ要yào跟gēn我wǒ玩wán围wéi棋qí吗ma?

Will you play go with me?

我wǒ想xiǎng学xué围wéi棋qí。

I want to learn how to play "Go".

孩hái子zi们men下xià围wéi棋qí，会huì使shǐ用yòng5x5或huò者zhě7x7的de棋qí盘pán。

When children play Go, they use a 5-by-5 or 7-by-7 board.

我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān出chū去qù玩wán，常cháng常cháng在zài家jiā泡pào壶hú咖kā啡fēi，跟gēn朋péng友yǒu下xià围wéi棋qí象xiàng棋qí。

I don't like going out to have fun. Usually, I make my own coffee at home, and have a game of chess with a friend.

围wéi棋qí使shǐ用yòng十shí九jiǔ路lù棋qí盘pán，共gòng 361 颗kē棋qí子zi (181 颗kē黑hēi子zi与yǔ 180 颗kē白bái子zi)。

On a 19x19 lines board, Go is played with 361 stones (181 black and 180 white).

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Words that share a character with 围棋.

周围	zhōuwéi	environs; surroundings; periphery
范围	fànwéi	range; scope
围巾	wéijīn	scarf; shawl
包围	bāowéi	to surround; to encircle; to hem in
围绕	wéirào	to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
下棋	xiàqí	to play chess
棋子	qízǐ	chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
围墙	wéiqiáng	perimeter wall; fence
氛围	fēnwéi	ambience; atmosphere
解围	jiěwéi	to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
胸围	xiōngwéi	chest measurement; bust
围栏	wéilán	fencing; railings

What does 围棋 mean?

围棋 (wéiqí) means "the game of Go".

How do you write 围棋?

围棋 is made of 2 characters: 围 (7 strokes), 棋 (12 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 围棋 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 围棋 is written 圍棋.