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下棋 (xià qí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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下棋 (xià qí): To play chess (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

下棋 consists of 2 characters.

chess or any board game

Example Sentences with 下棋

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

páng旁

guān观

bié别

rén人

xià下

qí棋

。

He likes to watch others play chess.

zhè这

wèi位

dà大

yé爷

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

lóu楼

xià下

xià

tuì退

xiū休

hòu后

，

tā他

měi每

tiān天

zài在

gōng公

yuán

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zài在

máng忙

lù碌

de的

gōng工

zuò作

zhī之

下

qí棋

。

This elderly gentleman often plays chess downstairs.

园

lǐ里

sàn散

bù步

、

xià下

qí棋

，

shēng生

huó活

hěn很

yōu悠

xián闲

。

After retiring, he takes walks and plays chess in the park every day, living a very leisurely life.

yú

余

，

tā他

cháng常

cháng常

tōng通

guò过

xià下

qí棋

lái来

xiāo消

qiǎn遣

。

After busy work, he often relaxes by playing chess.

xià下

qí棋

shí时

，

gāo高

shǒu手

zǒng总

shì是

néng能

bǐ比

xīn新

shǒu手

gèng更

zǎo早

dì地

kàn看

qīng清

quán全

jú局

。

When playing chess, masters can always see the whole board earlier than beginners.

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

mò末

xià下

qí棋

shí时

，

tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

yán研

jiū究

yì一

xiē些

xīn新

de的

kāi开

jú局

zhàn战

shù术

。

When we play chess on weekends, he always likes to study some new opening tactics.

wǒ我

shū叔

shu叔

shì是

wèi位

tuì退

xiū休

jūn军

guān官

，

xiàn现

zài在

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

shè社

qū区

lǐ里

jiào教

hái孩

zi子

men们

xià下

qí棋

。

My uncle is a retired officer who now enjoys teaching children to play chess in the community.

yé爷

yé爷

bù不

jǐn仅

jiào教

huì会

wǒ我

xià下

qí棋

，

hái还

jīng经

cháng常

jiǎng讲

shù述

tā他

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

de的

mào冒

xiǎn险

gù故

shì事

。

Grandfather not only taught me how to play chess but also often tells stories about his adventures when he was young.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 下棋.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
上下shàng xià
下乡xià xiāng
下令xià lìng
下单xià dān
下去xià qu

Words with 棋

围棋wéi qí
棋子qí zǐ
象棋xiàng qí
举棋不定jǔ qí bù dìng
琴棋书画qín qí shū huà