围棋 (wéi qí) — the game of Go

Definition

围棋 is the ancient strategy board game known in English as Go. Unlike 象棋 (Chinese chess, played on a grid with set pieces), Go is played on a plain grid with black and white stones where the goal is to surround territory.

noun
the game of Go
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Examples

  • 围棋
    Nǐ xué guò wéi qí ma?
    Have you learned to play Go?
  • 围棋
    Tā měi tiān dōu yào xià yì pán wéi qí.
    He plays a game of Go every day.
  • 围棋
    wéi qí Shì yì zhǒng fēi cháng gǔ lǎo de qí lèi yóu xì.
    Go is a very ancient board game.

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