# 下棋 (xiàqí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下棋 (xiàqí) means “to play chess”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to play chess
- Pinyin: xiàqí (xia4 qi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 爷爷喜欢在公园里和邻居下棋。
  Yéye xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ hé línjū xiàqí.
  Grandpa likes to play chess with his neighbors in the park.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [棋](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-chess/) (qí): chess; board game

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-qi-play-chess/

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