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Chess piece in Chinese

chess piece · HSK 6

棋子 qí zǐ

  1. 棋 qí chess
  2. 子 zǐ son

Counted with 颗: 一颗棋子 yì kē qízǐ

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How do you say chess piece in Chinese?

Chess piece in Chinese is 棋子 (qí zǐ).

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