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 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 游客 遊客 yóu kè traveler / tourist / (online gaming) guest player syn 替补 替補 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement 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] 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 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] 麦迪 麥迪 mài dí Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player 张伯伦 張伯倫 zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player 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 外援 wài yuán foreign aid / external aid / (sports) foreign player / player recruited from overseas 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 棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill 彩民 cǎi mín lottery player 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 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 影碟机 影碟機 yǐng dié jī DVD player 琴师 琴師 qín shī player of a stringed instrument syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband 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 棋王 qí wáng chess champion 终局 終局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game syn 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng (military) mercenary / (sports) player hired from another country 绝杀 絕殺 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 换人 換人 huàn rén to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution 丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc syn 王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player 范志毅 fàn zhì yì Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player 琵琶行 pí pa xíng Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4] 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 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 播放机 播放機 bō fàng jī player (e.g. CD player) 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 纳达尔 nà dá ěr Nadal (name) / Rafael Nadal (1986-), Spanish tennis player 摘牌 zhāi pái to delist (a traded security) / (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club 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 小虾米 小蝦米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 郎平 láng píng Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese former volleyball player and coach 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 邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner 处子秀 處子秀 chǔ zǐ xiù debut (by a male performer or sports player) 加索尔 加索爾 jiā suǒ ěr Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player 头家 頭家 tóu jiā organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor 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 詹姆斯 zhān mǔ sī James (name) / LeBron James (1984-), NBA player 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 电唱机 電唱機 diàn chàng jī gramophone / record player syn 罗纳尔多 羅納爾多 luó nà ěr duō Ronaldo (name) / Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 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 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 种子选手 種子選手 zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu seeded player 姚明 yáo míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 上家 shàng jiā preceding player (in a game) 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 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 单放机 單放機 dān fàng jī tape player / video player / (media) player / play-only device 李娜 lǐ nà Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles) 替补队员 替補隊員 tì bǔ duì yuán substitute player / reserve player 雪藏 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team) 