象棋
xiàng qí
Pinyin

Definition

象棋
 - 
xiàng qí
  1. Chinese chess
  2. CL:副[fù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
下棋
xià qí
  1. 1 to play chess
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
围棋
wéi qí
  1. 1 the game of Go
大象
dà xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
好象
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì
  1. 1 imagination
抽象
chōu xiàng
  1. 1 abstract
  2. 2 abstraction
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
景象
jǐng xiàng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 sight (to behold)
棋
qí
  1. 1 variant of 棋[qí]
棋子
qí zǐ
  1. 1 chess piece
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
气象台
qì xiàng tái
  1. 1 meteorological office
  2. 2 weather forecasting office
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
  1. 1 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
  2. 2 to shilly-shally
万象
Wàn xiàng
  1. 1 Vientiane, capital of Laos

Idioms (11)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
  1. 1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
棋高一着
qí gāo yī zhāo
  1. 1 to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
  2. 2 to outsmart one's opponent
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
  1. 1 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
  2. 2 to shilly-shally
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils

Sample Sentences

下象棋?
xià xiàngqí ?
Play chess?
Go to Lesson 
来吧!公园那儿很热闹，有的人跳舞，有的人在下象棋。
lái ba !gōngyuán nàr hěn rènao ，yǒu de rén tiàowǔ ，yǒu de rén zài xià xiàngqí 。
Come on! The park is very lively, some people dance, some people play chess.
Go to Lesson 
中国象棋。
Zhōngguó xiàngqí 。
Chinese chess.
Go to Lesson