将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 车 車 jū war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess) syn 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 冠军 冠軍 guàn jūn champion 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 拳王 quán wáng boxing champion 残局 殘局 cán jú endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure) 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 下棋 xià qí to play chess syn 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 象棋 xiàng qí Chinese chess / CL:副[fu4] 布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon) syn 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 国际象棋 國際象棋 guó jì xiàng qí chess / CL:副[fu4] 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 博弈 bó yì games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.) 对弈 對弈 duì yì to play go, chess etc syn 棋手 qí shǒu chess player syn 棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 中盘 中盤 zhōng pán middle game (in go or chess) / (share trading) mid-session / (abbr. for 中盤商|中盘商[zhong1 pan2 shang1]) distributor / wholesaler / middleman 终局 終局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game syn 绝杀 絕殺 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point 丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc syn 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 将帅 將帥 jiàng shuài commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess syn 将死 將死 jiāng sǐ to checkmate (in chess) / to be about to die 对局 對局 duì jú opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces) syn 星罗棋布 星羅棋布 xīng luó qí bù scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) / spread all over the place syn 伏明霞 fú míng xiá Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 招法 zhāo fǎ move (in chess or martial arts) syn 军棋 軍棋 jūn qí land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego 黄金宝 黃金寶 huáng jīn bǎo Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 卒 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess syn 仕 shì to serve as an official / an official / the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] syn 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard 逼和 bī hé to force a draw (in chess, competition etc) 枰 píng chess-like game syn 将棋 將棋 jiàng qí Japanese chess (shōgi) 中局 zhōng jú middle game (in go or chess) 西洋棋 xī yáng qí chess 赫胥黎 hè xū lí Huxley (name) / Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin / Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist 象棋赛 象棋賽 xiàng qí sài Chinese chess tournament 死棋 sǐ qí dead piece (in Chess) / stupid move / hopeless case syn 卫道士 衛道士 wèi dào shì traditionalist / moralist / champion (of a cause) 悔棋 huǐ qí to withdraw a move (chess) syn 白子 bái zǐ white Go chess piece / bee pupa / albino 棋赛 棋賽 qí sài chess game 陈露 陳露 chén lù Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion 李丽珊 李麗珊 lǐ lì shān Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong 姚滨 姚濱 yáo bīn Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach 大胃王 dà wèi wáng eating champion 环境冠军 環境冠軍 Environmental Champion 独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 运动健将 運動健將 yùn dòng jiàn jiàng champion-level athlete (title awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China based on performance in international and national competitions) 罫 guà squares of a chess board 象赛 象賽 xiàng sài chess tournament 徐俊 xú jùn Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster 出臭子儿 出臭子兒 chū chòu zǐ r to make a bad move (in a game of chess) 国棋 國棋 guó qí abbr. for 國際象棋|国际象棋, chess 国际棋联 國際棋聯 guó jì qí lián International Chess Federation 封闭性开局 封閉性開局 fēng bì xìng kāi jú Closed Game / Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess) / same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局 舍车保帅 捨車保帥 shě jū bǎo shuài rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess) / fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling / to pass the buck 棋具 qí jù checkers (board and pieces for go 圍棋|围棋 or Chinese chess 象棋 etc) 臭子儿 臭子兒 chòu zǐ r dead bullet (one that does not fire) / a bad move (in a game of chess) 臭棋 chòu qí blunder (in chess) 着棋 著棋 zhuó qí to play chess syn 着法 著法 zhāo fǎ move (in chess or martial arts) 走子 zǒu zǐ a move (in chess) 逼将 逼將 bī jiāng to checkmate (in chess) 双后前兵开局 雙后前兵開局 shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú Double Queen Pawn Opening / Closed Game (chess) / same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局 世界国际象棋联合会 世界國際象棋聯合會 World Chess Federation 待诏 待詔 dài zhào expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties) 复盘 復盤 fù pán (after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves / (stock market) to resume trading 㐷 傌 mǎ (Chinese chess) horse / knight (on the red side) 后手 後手 hòu shǒu defensive position (in chess) / room for maneuver / a way of escape syn 弃子 棄子 qì zǐ sacrificed piece (in chess or Go) / abandoned child / (fig.) sth that has been abandoned or sacrificed (an ally, a product, employees etc) / (in expressions such as 拋家棄子|抛家弃子[pao1jia1-qi4zi3]) to abandon one's child(ren) 