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围棋

wéi qí

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 圍棋

围棋 (wéi qí) means "the game of Go". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 围棋 means

1. the game of Go

The characters in 围棋

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess

Example sentences

• 我想学围棋。
  Wǒ xiǎng xué wéiqí.
  I want to learn how to play "Go".
• 你要跟我玩围棋吗?
  Will you play go with me?
• 孩子们下围棋，会使用5x5或者7x7的棋盘。
  Háizimen xià wéiqí, huì shǐyòng 5x huòzhě 7x7 de qípán.
  When children play Go, they use a board with 5x5 or 7x7 lines.
• 我不喜欢出去玩，常常在家泡壶咖啡，跟朋友下围棋象棋。
  Wǒ bù xǐhuan chūqù wán, chángcháng zài jiā pāo hú kāfēi, gēn péngyou xià wéiqí xiàngqí.
  I don't like going out to have fun. Usually, I make my own coffee at home, and have a game of chess with a friend.
• 围棋使用十九路棋盘，共 361 颗棋子 (181 颗黑子与 180 颗白子)。
  On a 19x19 lines board, Go is played with 361 stones (181 black and 180 white).

Sounds the same

Read wéi qí, tone for tone, but written differently.

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