# 棋子 (qízǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 棋子 (qízǐ) means “chess piece; pawn”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: chess piece; pawn
- Pinyin: qízǐ (qi2 zi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 个、颗

## Examples

- 棋盘上少了一颗棋子。
  Qípán shàng shǎo le yì kē qízǐ.
  One chess piece is missing from the board.

## Characters

- [棋](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-chess/) (qí): chess; board game
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-zi-chess-piece/

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