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象棋 meaning in English

xiàngqí

Chinese chess

23 strokes

Meaning of 象棋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàngqí
  1. Chinese chess

Measure word: 副

象棋 in example sentences

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

你nǐ比bǐ我wǒ更gèng会huì下xià象xiàng棋qí。
You're a better chess player than me.
你nǐ要yào是shì想xiǎng学xué的de话huà我wǒ可kě以yǐ教jiào你nǐ下xià象xiàng棋qí。
If you like, I will teach you to play chess.
我wǒ们men下xià象xiàng棋qí吧ba。
Let's play chess.
我wǒ对duì国guó际jì象xiàng棋qí不bù感gǎn兴xìng趣qù。
I'm not interested in chess.
约yuē翰hàn国guó际jì象xiàng棋qí下xià得de很hěn好hǎo。
John is good at chess.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

象 xiàng · elephant · 11 strokes

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棋 qí · chess · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 象棋.

印象yìnxiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
对象duìxiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象xíngxiàngimage; form
现象xiànxiàngphenomenon; appearance
想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination
大象dàxiàngelephant
象征xiàngzhēngsymbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
景象jǐngxiàngscene; sight (to behold)
气象qìxiàngmeteorological condition; weather; meteorology
迹象jìxiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator
下棋xiàqíto play chess
棋子qízǐchess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)

Questions about 象棋

What does 象棋 mean?

象棋 (xiàngqí) means "Chinese chess".

How do you write 象棋?

象棋 is made of 2 characters: 象 (11 strokes), 棋 (12 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.