下棋 (xià qí) — to play chess
Definition
下棋 literally 'play chess,' but in practice covers any board game like Go, chess, or xiangqi — the 棋 specifies the game, the 下 specifies the activity.
verb
to play chess
Examples
- 下棋。Wǒ xǐ huan hé bà ba xià qí.I like to play chess with my dad.
- 。Wǒ men zuó tiān xià le sān pán qí.We played three games of chess yesterday.
- 下棋。Tā měi tiān xià wǔ dōu qù gōng yuán xià qí.He goes to the park every afternoon to play chess.
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