对弈
duìyì
to play chess or Go; to engage in a board-game contest
Characters in this word
弈 yì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 亦 also, too 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两位老棋手在公园里对弈，旁观者连呼吸都放轻了。 Liǎng wèi lǎo qíshǒu zài gōngyuán lǐ duìyì, pángguānzhě lián hūxī dōu fàng qīng le. Two veteran players were playing in the park, and the onlookers even softened their breathing.
- 周末爷爷常和邻居在树下对弈。 Zhōumò yéye cháng hé línjū zài shù xià duìyì. On weekends Grandpa often plays chess with his neighbour under the tree.
- 他们对弈了三个小时，最后下成了平局。 Tāmen duìyì le sān ge xiǎoshí, zuìhòu xià chéng le píngjú. They played for three hours and finally ended in a draw.
Related words
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 对 duì right, correct
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 对 duì to match; to face
- 对话 duìhuà dialogue
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with
- 对方 duìfāng the other side; the other person
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 绝对 juéduì absolutely