Definitions

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  • noun Chinese chess; a variant of chess created and mainly played in China.

Etymologies

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From Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí).

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Examples

  • The Chinese version is called xiangqi 象棋 "boardgame of the elephant", usually called "Chinese chess" in the West.

    languagehat.com: CHESS WORDS. 2004

  • ON THE STREETS in Yellow Sheep River, farmers often play Chinese chess, or xiangqi, in the time between planting and harvest

    How the West Was Wired 2008

  • Brains, not brawn, will predominate at the first World Mind Sports Games, in Beijing, as 3,000 competitors from 150 countries vie for gold in chess, bridge, checkers, go, and xiangqi (Chinese chess).

    Calendar 2008

  • Brains, not brawn, will predominate at the first World Mind Sports Games, in Beijing, as 3,000 competitors from 150 countries vie for gold in chess, bridge, checkers, go, and xiangqi (Chinese chess).

    Calendar 2008

  • ON THE STREETS in Yellow Sheep River, farmers often play Chinese chess, or xiangqi, in the time between planting and harvest

    How the West Was Wired 2008

  • ON THE STREETS in Yellow Sheep River, farmers often play Chinese chess, or xiangqi, in the time between planting and harvest

    How the West Was Wired 2008

  • Ranked as one of the best female xiangqi players in China, Wang earned six victories during, the competition.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008

  • The competition was also a hard-won battle for silver medallist Zhao: Foreign female xiangqi players have made great progress in recent years.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008

  • Masters compete for 35 medal sets divided into five events: bridge, chess, go, draughts and xiangqi.

    First World Mind Sports Games Jan 2008

  • A native of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, Wang is a veteran in the sport, having started learning xiangqi at the age of eight.

    First World Mind Sports Games Jan 2008

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