跳棋 (tiào qí) — Chinese checkers | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Chinese checkers

Measure word · 副

跳棋。
Wǒ men wán yì jú tiào qí ba.
Let's play a game of Chinese checkers.
跳棋，？
tiào qí De guī zé hěn jiǎn dān, nǐ xué huì le ma?
The rules of Chinese checkers are very simple; have you learned them?
跳棋，。
Tā zuì xǐ huan xià tiào qí, měi zhōu dōu hé péng you wán.
He likes playing Chinese checkers the most; he plays with friends every week.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The 跳 suggests jumping, and 棋 marks a board game.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

足足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跳 pairs 足 (foot) with 兆, which supplies the sound; the foot part shows the action is done with the feet.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木其棋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwooden

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

Same sound today

棋 has 木 on the left, showing it was made of wood, and 其 on the right gives the sound.

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