跳棋

tiàoqí

noun #20,424

Measure Word

一盘跳棋 pán

Meanings

1 Chinese checkers

Characters

chess / board game

Examples

下雨天我们就在家里下跳棋。

Xià yǔ tiān wǒmen jiù zài jiā lǐ xià tiàoqí.

On rainy days we play Chinese checkers at home.

跳棋是很多中国孩子小时候玩的游戏。

Tiàoqí shì hěn duō Zhōngguó háizi xiǎoshíhou wán de yóuxì.

Chinese checkers is a game many Chinese children played when they were young.

Tips

culture

跳棋 refers specifically to Chinese checkers (a star-shaped board game for 2-6 players), NOT to Western draughts/checkers, which is called 西洋跳棋 or 国际跳棋. Despite its English name, Chinese checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 and popularized in China in the 20th century.

Stroke Order

跳 tiào

棋 qí