会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 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 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 测试 測試 cè shì to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software) 技术 技術 jì shù technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] syn 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 技巧 jì qiǎo skill / technique syn 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 手法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility syn 伎俩 伎倆 jì liǎng trick / scheme / ploy / skill syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 残局 殘局 cán jú endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure) 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 竞技 競技 jìng jì competition of skill (e.g. sports) / athletics tournament syn 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 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 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 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 象棋 xiàng qí Chinese chess / CL:副[fu4] 技艺 技藝 jì yì skill / art syn 舞技 wǔ jì dancing skill 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] 绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill / supreme feat / tour-de-force / stunt syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 绝活 絕活 jué huó specialty / unique skill syn 功力 gōng lì merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 神功 shén gōng amazing powers / miraculous skill 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 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale 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 武艺 武藝 wǔ yì martial art / military skill syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 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.) 学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 对弈 對弈 duì yì to play go, chess etc syn 棋手 qí shǒu chess player syn 把式 bǎ shì person skilled in a trade / skill 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 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 医道 醫道 yī dào art of healing / medical skill 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 大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something syn 有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth 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 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 唱功 chàng gōng singing skill 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 品学 品學 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 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 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 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 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff syn 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 圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 耍 shuǎ to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 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 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk 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 艺 藝 yì skill / art syn 技 jì skill syn 伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer syn 卒 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess syn 大放异彩 大放異彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill 