棋 [－]

Jyutping kei4
Pinyin jī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    ^† root, basis, alternative form of 基 (jī).

棋 [－]

Jyutping kei2
Pinyin qí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    遊​戲​嘅​一​種​；​棋入面​必定​會​有​棋子​同埋​棋盤​，​玩家​要​根據​設計者​訂​立​嘅​遊​戲​規​則​，​喺​棋​盤​上面​移動​棋子​（​量​詞​：​盤​／​局​）
    chess; board game
    • 捉棋
      捉棋
      zuk1 kei2
      to play chess
    • 象棋
      象棋
      zoeng6 kei2
      Chinese chess
    • 飛行棋
      飞行棋
      fei1 hang4 kei2
      aeroplane chess
  2. 名詞
    一副​遊戲​裏​面​嘅​棋子​，​譬如​中國​象棋​入面​，​一​隻​兵​就​係​一​隻​棋​（​量​詞​：​隻​）
    a piece in a board game; a chess piece
  3. 名詞
    畀​其他人​操控​，​用​嚟​幫​操控​者​獲得​利益​（​量​詞​：​隻​）
    a puppet; a person who is controlled by outside force and cannot act at his or her own will
    • 你以為佢真係愛你？佢當你係隻棋呀。
      你以为佢真系爱你？佢当你系只棋呀。
      nei5 ji5 wai4 keoi5 zan1 hai6 oi3 nei5? keoi5 dong3 nei5 hai6 zek3 kei2 aa3.
      You really think she loves you? She treated you as a puppet!
  4. 近義詞
    棋子

棋 [－]

Jyutping kei4
Pinyin qí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. chess
  2. chess-like game
  3. a game of chess
  4. CL:盤|盘[pan2]
  5. chess piece
  6. CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​某​啲​配搭​嘅​讀​法​，​通常​唔​係​做​最後一個​字
    used in some collocations, usually as non-final syllables
    • 棋差一着
      棋差一着
      kei4 caa1 jat1 zoek6
      to take a wrong step; to miscalculate
    • 棋逢敵手
      棋逢敌手
      kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2
      to meet one's equal
    • 棋子
      棋子
      kei4 zi2
      chess piece
    • 棋盤
      棋盘
      kei4 pun2
      chessboard
    • 棋藝
      棋艺
      kei4 ngai6
      chess skill
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, figuratively
    strategy; plan
    • 舉棋不定
      举棋不定
      jǔ qí bù dìng
      to hesitate
  2. character, Cantonese, figuratively
    pawn; puppet (someone who is controlled by outside force) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
  3. character
    board game, usually excluding those played with cards (牌 (pái))
    • 我們連下了三局棋。
      我们连下了三局棋。
      wǒ men lián xià le sān jú qí ．
      We played three games without a break.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. chess
  2. any game similar to chess
  3. Cangjie Input
    DTMC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3193
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #704
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    您能教我下国际象棋吗？
    您能教我下國際象棋嗎？
    nín néng jiào wǒ xià guó jì xiàng qí ma ？
    • Will you teach me how to play chess?
    • Can you teach me to play chess?
  2. Mandarin
    他在国际象棋比赛中取得了冠军。
    他在國際象棋比賽中取得了冠軍。
    tā zài guó jì xiàng qí bǐ sài zhōng qǔ dé le guàn jūn 。
    • He carried off the first prize at the chess tournament.
  3. Mandarin
    我不喜欢出去玩，常常在家泡壶咖啡，跟朋友下围棋象棋。
    我不喜歡出去玩，常常在家泡壺咖啡，跟朋友下圍棋象棋。
    wǒ bù xǐ huan chū qù wán ， cháng cháng zài jiā pào hú kā fēi ， gēn péng you xià wéi qí xiàng qí 。
    • 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.
  4. Mandarin
    我们经常下棋。
    我們經常下棋。
    wǒ men jīng cháng xià qí 。
    • We often play chess.
    • We often played chess.
  5. Mandarin
    我在棋盘上把一个棋子在向前移动一步。
    我在棋盤上把一個棋子在向前移動一步。
    wǒ zài qí pán shàng bǎ yí gè qí zǐ zài xiàng qián yí dòng yī bù 。
    • I moved a chess piece on the board one forward.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺国际象棋比赛里面攞咗冠军。
    佢喺國際象棋比賽裏面攞咗冠軍。
    keoi5 hai2 gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2 bei2 coi3 leoi5 min6 lo2 zo2 gun3 gwan1 。
    • He carried off the first prize at the chess tournament.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    棋差一着
    棋差一着
    kei4 caa1 jat1 zoek6
    • to take a wrong step; to miscalculate
    • to take a wrong step; to miscalculate; literally: to take a wrong step in chess
  2. Cantonese
    佢自称「棋王」。
    佢自稱「棋王」。
    keoi5 zi6 cing1 kei4 wong4.
    • He named himself the King of Chess.
  3. Cantonese
    捉两盘棋
    捉兩盤棋
    zuk1 loeng5 pun4 kei2
    • to play two rounds of chess
  4. Cantonese
    佢每步棋都谂咁耐，睇怕终于都棋逢敌手喇。
    佢每步棋都諗咁耐，睇怕終於都棋逢敵手喇。
    keoi5 mui5 bou6 kei2 dou1 nam2 gam3 noi6, tai2 paa3 zung1 jyu1 dou1 kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2 laa3.
    • He deliberates upon every move. It appears that he finally stumbles upon an equal match on the chess board.
  5. Cantonese
    棋逢敌手
    棋逢敵手
    kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2
    • to meet one's equal
    • evenly matched
    • to meet a worthy opponent
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在一张桌子上摆着一盘棋。
    在一張桌子上擺着一盤棋。
    zài yī zhāng zhuō zi shàng bǎi zhe yī pán qí ．
    • There was a game of chess on a table.
  2. Mandarin
    举棋不定
    舉棋不定
    jǔ qí bù dìng
    • to hesitate
  3. Mandarin
    我们连下了三局棋。
    我們連下了三局棋。
    wǒ men lián xià le sān jú qí ．
    • We played three games without a break.
  4. Mandarin
    一盘围棋
    一盤圍棋
    yī pán wéi qí
    • a game of go
  5. Mandarin
    星罗棋布
    星羅棋布
    xīng luó qí bù
    • to be spread all over the place