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棋 qí

chess; any strategy game

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木其 ⿰木其

Memory hint: wood

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  1. 我爸爸每天晚上都下棋。
    Wǒ bàba měitiān wǎnshang dōu xià qí.
    My dad plays chess every evening.
    i dad every-day evening all play chess
  2. 你会下象棋吗？
    Nǐ huì xià xiàngqí ma?
    Do you know how to play Chinese chess?
    you can play chess (question)
  3. 我们下一盘棋吧。
    Wǒmen xià yì pán qí ba.
    Let's play a game of chess.
    we play one (measure) chess (suggestion)
  4. 我不太会下棋。
    Wǒ bú tài huì xià qí.
    I don't really know how to play chess.
    i not too can play chess
  5. 周末在公园里，老人们喜欢下棋。
    Zhōumò zài gōngyuán li, lǎorénmen xǐhuan xià qí.
    On weekends in the park, old people like to play chess.
    weekend at park in, old-people like play chess

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