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下棋 (xià qí): To play chess (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xià
下
down; below
棋 • qí • chess or any board game
qí
棋
chess or any board game
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 下棋.
Words with
下
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
下班
xià bān
to finish work
下课
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
rain
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
下去
xià qu
to go down
下来
xià lai
to come down
下面
xià miàn
below
Words with
棋
象棋
xiàng qí
Chinese chess
围棋
wéi qí
Go (board game); weiqi
棋子
qí zǐ
chess piece
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
hesitate
琴棋书画
qín qí shū huà
traditional arts : qin (a stringed instrument), qi (chess), shu (calligraphy), hua (painting)
奕棋
yìqí
to play chess
棋盘
qí pán
chessboard; game board
国际象棋
guó jì xiàng qí
chess
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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
zài
在
máng
忙
lù
碌
de
的
gōng
工
zuò
作
zhī
之
yú
余
，
tā
xià
下
qí
棋
shí
时
，
gāo
高
shǒu
手
zǒng
总
shì
是
néng
能
wǒ
我
men
们
zhōu
周
mò
末
xià
下
qí
棋
shí
时
，
tā
他
下
qí
棋
。
This elderly gentleman often plays chess downstairs.
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.
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.
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.
