How to say “chess piece” in Chinese
chess piece, checker
“Chess piece” in Chinese is 棋子, qí zǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
棋子 is read qí zǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”: a wooden board and pieces. On the right, 其 qí hints at the reading, as it also does in 旗 qí.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “棋子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 棋子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这副象棋少了一个棋子zhèfùxiàngqíshǎoleyígeqízǐThis Chinese chess set is missing a piece.
More words from the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “chess piece” in Chinese?
“Chess piece” in Chinese is 棋子, pinyin qízǐ.
What does 棋子 mean?
棋子 (qízǐ) means “chess piece, checker”.
How do you write 棋子?
棋子 is 2 characters: 棋 (qí) — chess, board game; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 棋子?
棋子 is read qízǐ. Tones: qí — second tone, zǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“chess piece” in the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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