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棋手

qí shǒu

2-character word

What 棋手 means

1. chess player

The characters in 棋手

• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 拉斐尔莱唐表示，在巴西，职业棋手很难获得赞助，因为西洋棋在巴西并不流行。
  According to Rafael Leitão, it is very difficult for a professional chess player to get sponsorship in Brazil, because chess is not popular in our country.

Sounds the same

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

• 骑手horse rider; equestrian; jockey
• 旗手a flag carrier (army); ensign