跳棋

Chinese

 
jump; hop; skip (a grade)
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
simp. and trad.
(跳棋)
Literally: “jumping chess”.

Pronunciation


Noun

跳棋

  1. Chinese checkers
  2. checkers; draughts

Synonyms

  • (Chinese checkers):
  • (checkers): 西洋跳棋 (xīyáng tiàoqí)

Descendants

  • Zhuang: geizdiuq (calque)
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