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 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 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 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 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 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) 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 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot 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 死棋 sǐ qí dead piece (in Chess) / stupid move / hopeless case syn 白子 bái zǐ white Go chess piece / bee pupa / albino 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) 秃鼻乌鸦 禿鼻烏鴉 tū bí wū yā (bird species of China) rook (Corvus frugilegus) 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 投书 投書 tóu shū to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc) syn 极靴 jí xuē magnet pole piece / pole piece 布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon) 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 象棋 xiàng qí Chinese chess / CL:副[fu4] 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 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 绝杀 絕殺 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point 下棋 xià qí to play chess syn 棋手 qí shǒu chess player syn 丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc 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 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 国际象棋 國際象棋 guó jì xiàng qí chess / CL:副[fu4] 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add 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 残局 殘局 cán jú endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure) 将帅 將帥 jiàng shuài commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess syn 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.) 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 对弈 對弈 duì yì to play go, chess etc 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 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill 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 棋王 qí wáng chess champion 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 终局 終局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game syn 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 逼和 bī hé to force a draw (in chess, competition etc) 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 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 枰 píng chess-like game syn 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 棋具 qí jù checkers (board and pieces for go 圍棋|围棋 or Chinese chess 象棋 etc) 棋赛 棋賽 qí sài chess game 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 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard 世界国际象棋联合会 世界國際象棋聯合會 World Chess Federation 悔棋 huǐ qí to withdraw a move (chess) syn 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 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn 消息 xiāo xi (piece of) news / information / message / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 一片 yī piàn piece / slice 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 部份 bù fen part (of a whole) / piece / section / share / shell (Unix) 片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece syn 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 