"chess" in Chinese (Traditional)
西洋棋
Definition
一種兩個人玩的棋盤遊戲,雙方各有16個棋子,走法不同。目標是把對方的國王困住,使它無法逃脫。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常作不可數名詞,用 'play chess',不用 'play a chess'。常見搭配有 'a game of chess'、'chess club'、'chess board'、'chess piece'。在非正式表達中,它也可以表示需要周密策略的事情,如 'Politics is like chess'。
Examples
My brother plays chess after school.
我哥哥放學後下**西洋棋**。
We need a board to play chess.
我們需要一個棋盤來下**西洋棋**。
She is learning chess from her grandfather.
她正在跟爺爺學**西洋棋**。
I’m not great at chess, but I love watching tournaments online.
我**西洋棋**下得不算好,但我很喜歡在線上看比賽。
Let’s play a quick game of chess before dinner.
晚飯前我們來下一盤快節奏的**西洋棋**吧。
To him, negotiating is basically chess with words.
對他來說,談判基本上就是用語言下**西洋棋**。