军棋

軍棋
jūnqí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 land battle chess (Chinese board game similar to Stratego)

Examples

Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu cháng hé gēge xià jūnqí.
When I was little, I often played junqi with my older brother.
Jūnqí zuì dà de shì sīlìng.
The highest-ranking piece in junqi is the Commander.

Tips

culture
Invented in China in the 1930s. Pieces are ranked from 司令 (Commander) down to 工兵 (Engineer), with a flag () to capture — very similar to Western Stratego. Most often played two-on-two (军棋) where players can see only their own pieces.

Stroke Order

jūn