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3

• 3-3 point - 三三 sān sān
• 3-4 point - 小目 xiǎo mù
• 3-5 point - 目外 mù wài
• 3-5 point - 外目 wài mù

4

• 4-4 point double low approach - 双飞燕 (雙飛燕) shuāng fēi yàn
• 4-5 point - 高目 gāo mù
• 4-6 point - 超高目 chāo gāo mù

5

• 5-5 point - 五五 wǔ wǔ

A

• a trap - 陷阱 xiànjǐng*
• actual game situation - 实战 (實戰) shí zhàn
• adjourn game - 打挂 (打掛) dǎ guà
• advantageous - 有利 yǒu lì*
• after; later - 后 (後) hòu*
• aji - 味道 wèi dào; 余味 (餘味) yú wèi
• amateur - 业余 (業餘) yè yú*
• answer, solution - 解答 (jiě dá)*
• atari - 打 dǎ; 打吃 dǎ chī; 叫吃 jiào chī
  • capturing technique by atari - 抱吃 bào chī
  • capturing technique by atari - 门吃 (門吃) mén chī
  • counter atari - 反打 fǎn dǎ
  • double atari - 双吃 (雙吃) shuāng chī; 双打 (雙打) shuāng dǎ; 双打吃 (雙打吃) shuāng dǎ chī; 双叫吃 (雙叫吃) shuāng jiào chī
• bump into diagonal; choke; atekomi - 挤 (擠) jǐ
• attach - 搭 dā
  • attach one line higher than enemy stone - 靠 kào
  • attach to the side - 碰 pèng
  • diagonal attachment - 尖顶 (尖頂) jiān dǐng
  • underneath attachment - 托 tuō
• attack - 攻 gōng*; 攻击 (攻擊) gōng jī*
• attack and defence - 攻守 gōng shǒu*
• avalanche - 雪崩 xuě bēng*

B

• bad shape - 坏形 (壞形)huàixíng
• balance - 平衡 píng héng*
• bamboo joint - 双 (雙) shuāng
• base - 根据 (根據) gēn jù*; 根据地 (根據地) gēn jù dì*
• before; first - 先 xiān*
• bend - 拐 guǎi*; 曲 qū
• bent four - 曲四 qū sì; 弯四 (彎四) wān sì
• bent four in the corner - 盘角曲四 (盤角曲四) pán jiǎo qū sì
• bent three - 曲三 qū sān; 弯三 (彎三) wān sān
• big point - 大场 (大場) dà chǎng
• black - 黑 hēi*
• black player - 黑方 hēi fāng*
• Black plays first - 黑先 hēi xiān*
• blind spot - 盲点 (盲點) máng diǎn
• blitz game - 快棋 kuài qí
• block - 挡 (擋) dǎng*; 搪 táng*
• bloody or merciless - 残忍 cánrěn*
• book - 书 (書) shū*; 书本 (書本) shū běn*
• both sides - 双方 (雙方) shuāng fāng*
• break - 破 pò*
• bridge under - 渡 dù; 盘渡 (盤渡) pán dù
• bulky five - 刀把五 dāo bǎ wǔ; 刀板五 dāo bǎn wǔ; 刀柄五 dāo bǐng wǔ; 刀五 dāo wǔ
• bump - 顶 (頂) dǐng
• byo-yomi - 读秒 (讀秒) dú miǎo

C

• capping play - 镇 (鎮) zhèn; 镇头 (鎮頭) zhèn tóu
• capturing
  • a yellow oriole captures the butterly (AKA "the raccoon-dog drums his belly", a 1st-line capturing technique) - 黄莺扑蝶 (黃鶯撲蝶) huángyīng pū dié
  • capture - 吃 chī
  • capture three recapture one - 打三还一 (打三還一) dǎ sān huán yī
  • capture two recapture one - 打二还一 (打二還一) dǎ èr huán yī
  • capturing race - 对杀 (對殺) duì shā
  • recapture - 反提 fǎn tí; 回提 huí tí
  • The goshawk fights the rabbit (AKA "the raccoon-dog drums his belly", a first-line capturing technique) - 蒼鷹搏兔 (蒼鷹搏兔) cāng yīng bó tù
• carpenter's square - 斗方 (鬥方) dǒu fāng; 金柜角 (金櫃角) jīn guì jiǎo; 曲尺 qū chě
• center - 中 zhōng*; 中腹 zhōng fù*; 中心 zhōng xīn*; 中央 zhōng yāng*; 中原 zhōng yuán*
• center of three stones - 三目正中 sān mù zhèng zhōng; 三子正中 sān zǐ zhèng zhōng
• certificate - 证书 (證書) zhèng shū*
• chain - 整体 (整體) zhěng tǐ
• chase - 追 zhuī*; 追捕 zhuī bǔ*
• checking extension - 逼 bī; 拆逼 chāi bī; 拦逼 (攔逼) lán bī
• checking extension; prevent opponent's advance - 拦 (攔) lán*
• chinese opening - 中国流 (中國流) zhōngguóliú
  • high Chinese opening - 高中国流 (高中國流) gāo zhōngguóliú
  • low Chinese opening - 低中国流 (低中國流) dī zhōngguóliú
  • mini chinese opening - 变相中国流 (變相中国流) biànxiàng zhōngguóliú; 变形中国流 (變形中國流) biànxíng zhōngguóliú; 迷你中国流 (迷你中國流) mí nǐ zhōngguóliú
• choshi - 调子(調子) diào zi
• clamp; pincer - 夹 (夾) jiā
• classroom - 教室 jiào shì*
• clock - 棋钟 (棋鐘) qí zhōng*; 钟 (鐘) zhōng*
• close game - 细棋 (細棋) xì qí
• club - 俱乐部 (俱樂部) jù lè bù*
• collapse - 崩 bēng*; 崩溃 (崩潰) bēng kuì*
• comb formation - 梳形 shū xíng; 梳形板六 shū xíng bǎn liù
• combat - 作战 zuòzhàn*
• common - 普通 pǔ tōng*
• concept - 概念 gài niàn*
• confirm/verify (indicates a diagram showing why the correct answer works) - 确认 quèrèn*
• connect; continuous - 连 (連) lián*
  • connect - 连接 (連接) lián jiē*; 粘 nián*
  • connect and die - 接不归 (接不歸) jiē bù guī
  • pole connection - 棒接 bàng jiē
  • solid connection - 实接 (實接) shí jiē
  • trumpet connection - 双虎 (雙虎) shuāng hǔ
• coordination - 配合 pèi hé*
• corner approach - kakari - 挂角 (掛角) guà jiǎo
• corner enclosure - 守角 shǒu jiǎo
• corner invasion - 点角 (點角) diǎn jiǎo
• Corner is gold, side is silver, center is grass - 金角银边草肚皮 Jīn jiǎo yín biān cǎo dùpí
• correct - 正确 (正確) zhèng què*
• cosmic style - 宇宙流 yǔ zhòu liú
• counter attack - 反攻 fǎn gōng; 反击 (反擊) fǎn jī
• counter pincer - 反夹 (反夾) fǎn jiā
• countermeasure - 对策 (對策) duìcè*
• crane's nest - 乌龟不出头 (烏龜不出頭) wū guī bù chū tóu
• crawl - 爬 pá*
• crosscut - 扭断 (扭斷) niǔ duàn; 扭十字 niǔ shí zì
• extend in a crosscut - 扭十字长一方 (扭十字長一方) niǔshízì cháng yīfāng
• crossed five - 花五 huā wǔ; 梅花五 méi huā wǔ
• cut - 断 (斷) duàn*; 切断 (切斷) qiè duàn*

D

• Da Ya Liang (literally "big pressure beam"), a name for a corner position - 大压梁 (dà yā liáng)
• (Dan grade) certificate, rank diploma - 证 , 证书 ; zhèng, zhèngshū
• dead stone - 死子 sǐ zǐ
• decisive battle - 决战 juézhàn*
• defend - 防 fáng*; 防守 fáng shǒu*; 守 shǒu*
• descent; stand - 立 lì
• develop - 发展 (發展) fā zhǎn*
• diagonal - 尖 jiān; 小尖 xiǎo jiān
• diagram - 图 (圖) tú*
• diploma - 文凭 (文憑) wén píng
• direction - 方向 fāng xiàng*
• disadvantageous - 不利 bù lì*
• dissection / self-analysis - 剖析 pōuxī
• dogleg four - literally "lightning four" - 闪电四 (閃電四) shǎndiàn sì
• double approach - 双挂 (雙掛) shuāng guà
• dragon - 大龙 (大龍) dà lóng*; 龙 (龍) lóng*
• draw - 和棋 hé qí*
• drooping lotus joseki - 倒垂莲 (倒垂蓮) dào chuí lián
• dumpling shape, bad shape - 愚形 yú xíng

E

• effect; result - 效果 xiào guǒ*
• efficiency - 效率 xiào lǜ*
• elephant
  • center of elephant's move - 象眼 xiàng yǎn
  • elephant's move - 象步 xiàng bù; 象步飞 (象步飛) xiàng bù fēi; 象飞 (象飛) xiàng fēi
• empty - 空 kōng*
• empty triangle - 空三角 kōng sān jiǎo
• end of game - 终局 (終局) zhōng jú
• endgame - 官着 guān zhāo; 官子 guān zǐ; 终盘 (終盤) zhōng pán
  • play endgame - 收官 shōu guān; 收官子 shōu guān zǐ
  • reverse endgame move - 逆官子 nì guān zǐ
• enemy - 敌 (敵) dí*; 敌人 (敵人) dí rén*
• enlarge; expand - 扩大 (擴大) kuò dà*; 扩张 (擴張) kuò zhāng*
• equal - 两分 (兩分) liǎng fēn*
• erasure - 浅消 (淺消) qiǎn xiāo; 侵消 qīn xiāo
• escape - 逃 táo*; 逃生 táo shēng*
• escape, break out - 脱出 tuō​chū​
• even game - 分先 fēn xiān
• excellent - 佳 jiā*
• exchange - 交换 (交換) jiāo huàn*; 转换 (轉換) zhuǎn huàn*
• extension - 拆 chāi; 开拆 (開拆) kāi chāi
• eye - 眼 yǎn*
  • eye kills no eye - 有眼杀无眼 (有眼殺無眼) yǒu yǎn shā wú yǎn; 有眼杀瞎 (有眼殺瞎) yǒu yǎn shā xiā
  • eye liberties - 眼气 (眼氣) yǎn qì
  • eye potential; eye space - 眼位 yǎn wèi
  • eye shape; eye space - 眼形 yǎn xíng
  • eye with two or more spaces - 大眼 dà yǎn
  • eye-stealing tesuji - 点方 (點方) diǎn fāng
  • false eye - 假眼 jiǎ yǎn
  • falsify eye - 卡眼 kǎ yǎn
  • five-space killable eye shape - 聚五 jù wǔ
  • four-space killable eye shape - 聚四 jù sì
  • placement inside opponent's eye - 点眼 (點眼) diǎn yǎn; 聚 jù
  • real eye - 真眼 zhēn yǎn
  • six-space killable eye shape - 聚六 jù liù
  • three-space killable eye shape - 聚三 jù sān
  • two eyes - 两眼 liǎngyǎn

F

• facing 3-4 points - 向小目 xiàng xiǎo mù
• failure - 败 (敗) bài*; 失败 (失敗) shī bài*
• farmer's hat; pyramid four - 丁四 dīng sì
• fast - 快 kuài*
• feeling - 感觉 (感覺) gǎn jué*
• fighting spirit - 气合 (氣合) qì hé
• first line descent - 硬腿 yìng tuǐ
• five-space extension - 拆五 chāi wǔ; 五间拆 (五間拆) wǔ jiān chāi
• flexibility - 弹性 (彈性) tán xìng*
• floating stones - 浮棋 fú qí; 浮子 fú zǐ; 孤棋 gū qí
• focal point - 焦点 (焦點) jiāo diǎn*
• follow-up - 后续手段 (後續手段) hòu xù shǒu duàn
• four-space extension - 拆四 chāi sì; 四间拆 (四間拆) sì jiān chāi
• fundamentals - 基本功 jī běn gōng*

G

• game record - 谱 (譜) pǔ; 棋谱 (棋譜) qí pǔ
• game review - 复盘 (復盤) fù pán
• getting ahead - 出头 (出頭) chū tóu
• go - 围棋 (圍棋) wéi qí
• go board - 棋板 qí bǎn; 棋盘 (棋盤) qí pán
• go book - 棋书 (棋書) qí shū
• go institute - 棋院 qí yuàn
• go ren sei - 五连星 (五連星) wǔ lián xīng
• go theory - 棋理 qí lǐ
• gomoku narabe - 五子棋 wú zǐ qí
• good point - 好点 (好點) hǎo diǎn
• gote - 后手 (後手) hòu shǒu
• gote with hidden sente - 后中先 (後中先) hòu zhōng xiān
• group
  • dead group - 死棋 sǐ qí
  • j group - 大猪嘴 (大豬嘴) dà zhū zuǐ
  • long l group - 带钩 (帶鈎) dài gōu
  • long l group with outside liberties - 宽带钩 (寬帶鈎) kuān dài gōu
  • long l group without outside liberties - 紧带钩 (緊帶鈎) jǐn dài gōu
  • managing isolated weak group - 治孤 zhì gū
  • strong group - 强棋 (強棋) qiáng qí
  • tripod group with extra leg - 小猪嘴 (小豬嘴) xiǎo zhū zuǐ
  • weak group - 弱棋 ruò qí
• guessing the stones (Nigiri: random color choice before the game) - 猜先 cāi xiān; 猜子 cāi zǐ

H

• hand talk - 手谈 (手談) shǒu tán
• handicap - 让子 (讓子) ràng zǐ; 授子 shǒu zǐ
• handicap game - 让子棋 (讓子棋) ràng zǐ qí; 授子棋 shǒu zǐ qí
• hane - 扳 bān
  • counter hane - 反扳 fǎn bān
  • double hane - 连扳 (連扳) lián bān
  • Hane at the head of two stones - literally "two stones; must hane" - 二子头必扳 (二子頭必扳) èr zǐtou bì bān
  • hane through - 扳断 bān duàn
• harassment technique - 缠绕 (纏繞) chánrǎo
• hard head - 硬头 (硬頭) yìng tóu
• heavy - 笨重 bèn zhòng*; 重 zhòng*
• high - 高 gāo*
• hold up; push against, to support, to resist - 抵 dĭ*
• horizontal stretch - 并 (並) bìng
• house; room - 室 shì*

I

• illegal point - 禁着点 (禁著點) jìn zhāo​ diǎn
• in front, before - 前*
• inferior - 劣势 (劣勢) liè shì*
• influence - 厚势 (厚勢) hòu shì*; 势 (勢) shì*; 势力 (勢力) shì lì*
• ing's - 应氏 (應氏) yìng shì
• initiative
  • (to take the) initiative - 主动 (主動) zhǔdòng*
• insei - 院生 yuàn shēng
• invasion - 打入 dǎ rù; 侵入 qīn rù
• iron pillar - 铁柱 (鐵柱) tiě zhù*; 扎钉 (扎釘) zhá dīng*

J

• jigo - 持棋 chí qí
• joseki - 定式 dìng shì
• jujube (Chinese Date Wood) - 枣 (zǎo)*
• jump - 跳 tiào*
  • large monkey jump - 大伸腿 dà shēn tuǐ
  • monkey jump - 伸腿 shēn tuǐ
  • one-space jump - 单关 (單關) dān guān; 关 (關) guān; 一间跳 (一間跳) yī jiān tiào
  • small monkey jump - 小伸腿 xiǎo shēn tuǐ
  • three-space jump - 三间跳 (三間跳) sān jiān tiào
  • two-space jump - 二间跳 (二間跳) èr jiān tiào

K

• key stones - 棋筋 qí jīn; 棋精 qí jīng; 要子 yào zǐ
• kill - 杀 (殺) shā*; 杀棋 (殺棋) shā qí
• knight's move - 飞 (飛) fēi; 小飞 (小飛) xiǎo fēi
  • attach at waist of knight's move - 跨 kuā
  • knight's move approach - 飞挂 (飛掛) fēiguà
  • large knight's move - 大飞 (大飛) dà fēi
  • very large knight's move - 超大飞 (超大飛) chāo dà fēi
• ko - 打劫 dǎ jié; 劫 jié
  • a ko in which the opponent makes the first capture - 后手劫 (後手劫) hòu shǒu jié
  • a ko in which the player makes the first capture - 先手劫 xiān shǒu jié
  • a move that threatens a ko - 装劫 (裝劫) zhuāng jié
  • all-dominating ko - 生死劫 shēng sǐ jié; 天下大劫 tiān xià dà jié; 天下劫 tiān xià jié
  • approach ko - 缓气劫 (緩氣劫) huǎn qì jié; 宽气劫 (寬氣劫) kuān qì jié; 松气劫 (鬆氣劫) sōng qì jié
  • create ko - 开劫 (開劫) kāi jié; 做劫 zuò jié
  • direct ko - 紧劫 (緊劫) jǐn jié; 紧气劫 (緊氣劫) jǐn qì jié; 一手劫 yī shǒu jié
  • double ko - 连环劫 (連環劫) lián huán jié; 双劫 (雙劫) shuāng jié; 循环劫 (循環劫) xún huán jié; 摇橹劫 (搖櫓劫) yáo lǔ jié
  • ending the ko - 消劫 xiāo jié
  • false ko threat - 假劫 jiǎ jié; 瞎劫 xiā jié
  • half-point ko - 半劫 bàn jié; 单劫 (單劫) dān jié
  • kill by ko - 劫杀 (劫殺) jié shā
  • ko fight - 劫争 jié zhēng
  • ko threat - 劫材 jié cái
  • ladder ko - 征子劫 zhēng zǐ jié
  • live by ko - 劫活 jié huó
  • local ko threat - 本身劫 běn shēn jié; 本身劫材 běn shēn jié cái
  • losing ko threat - 损劫 (損劫) sǔn jié
  • many move approach ko - 赖皮劫 (賴皮劫) lài pí jié
  • multi stage ko - 套劫 tào jié
  • multiple ko - 多元劫 duō yuán jié
  • picnic ko - 花见劫 (花見劫) huā jiàn jié; 看花劫 kàn huā jié; 无忧劫 (無憂劫) wú yōu jiě
  • quadruple ko - 四劫 sì jié; 四劫循环 (四劫循環) sì jié xún huán
  • taking the ko - 提劫 tí jié
  • ten thousand year ko - 万年劫 (萬年劫) wàn nián jié
  • there are no ko threats in the opening - 初棋无劫 (初棋無劫) chū qí wú jié
  • throw-in ko - 抛劫 (拋劫) pāo jié
  • triple ko - 三劫 sān jié; 三劫循环 (三劫循環) sān jié xún huán
  • two stage ko - 两手劫 (兩手劫) liǎng shǒu jié
  • two-move approach ko - 三手劫 sān shǒu jié
  • two-step ko - 二手劫 èr shǒu jié
• kobayashi opening - 小林流 xiǎo lín liú
• komi - 贴目 (貼目) tiē mù
• Korean Fuseki - 韩国流布局 (Hán​guó​liú​bù​jú​)

L

• ladder - 扭羊头 (扭羊頭) niǔ yáng tóu; 征 zhēng; 征子 zhēng zǐ
  • double ladder - 双征 (shuāng zhēng)
  • dual ladder breaker - 一子解双征 (一子雙双征) yī zǐ jiě shuāng zhēng; 镇神头 (鎮神頭) zhèn shén tóu
  • ladder breaker - 引征 yǐn zhēng
  • loose ladder (full name) - 缓气征吃 (huǎnqì zhēngchī)
  • loose ladder - 缓征 (緩徵) huǎn zhēng; 缓征子 (緩徵子) huǎn zhēng zǐ
• large - 大 dà*
• large avalanche - 大雪崩 (dà xuě bēng)
• large board (19x19) - 大盘 (大盤) dà pán; 大棋盘 (大棋盤) dà qí pán
• large-scale framework - 大模样 (大模樣) dà mó yàng
• last play - 收后 (收後) shōu hòu
• left - 左 zuǒ*
• level
  • 1 dan - 初段 chū duàn
  • advanced level - 高级 (高級) gāo jí*; 上级 (上級) shàng jí*
  • beginner level - 初级 (初級) chū jí*
  • dan - 段 duàn
  • intermediate level - 中级 (中級) zhōng jí*
  • kyu - 级 (級) jí
• liberty - 气 (氣) qì
  • Counting/comparing liberties (in a capturing race) - 比气 (比氣) bǐ qì
  • double shortage of liberties - literally Golden Chicken Standing on One Leg - 金鸡独立 (金雞獨立) jīn jī dú lì
  • increase liberties - 长气 (長氣) cháng qì; 宽气 (寬氣) kuān qì; 伸气 (伸氣) shēn qì; 松气 (鬆氣) sōng qì; 延气 (延氣) yán qì
  • liberties surrounded exclusively by one player's stones - 内气 (內氣) nèi qì
  • outside liberty - 外气 (外氣) wài qì
  • reduce liberties - 紧气 (緊氣) jǐn qì; 收气 (收氣) shōu qì
  • reduce self liberties - 撞气 (撞氣) zhuàng qì
  • shared liberty - 共气 (gòng​qì​); 公气 (公氣) gōng qì
  • shortage of liberties - 气紧 (氣緊) qì jǐn
  • to attack / reduce liberties (?) - 杀气 (殺氣) shā qì
• life and death - 死活 sǐ huó
  • eternal life - 长生 (長生) cháng shēng
  • false seki - 假双活 (假雙活) jiǎ shuāng huó
  • life and death problem - 诘棋 (詰棋) jié qí; 死活题 (死活題) sǐ huó tí
  • living group - 活棋 huó qí
  • make life - 求活 qiú huó; 做活 zuò huó
  • seki - 共活 gòng huó; 双活 (雙活) shuāng huó
  • two-headed dragon - 假眼活 jiǎ yǎn huó
  • unconditional death - 净杀 (淨殺) jìng shā; 净死 (淨死) jìng sǐ
  • unconditional life - 净活 (淨活) jìng huó
• light - 轻 (輕) qīng*; 轻盈 (輕盈) qīng yíng*
• loose; wide - 宽 (寬) kuān*
• lose - 负 (負) fù*; 输 (輸) shū*
• lose by time - 超时负 / 超时 (超時) chāo shí fù ​
• loss - 吃亏 (吃虧) chī kuī*; 亏 (虧) kuī*; 亏损 (虧損) kuī sǔn*; 损 (損) sǔn*; 损失 (損失) sǔn shī*
• low - 低 dī*
• lower - 下 xià*

M

• magic sword - 妖刀 yāo dāo
• make use - 利用 lì yòng*
• method - 下法 xiàfǎ*
• miai - 见合 (見合) jiàn hé
• middle game - 中盘 (中盤) zhōng pán
• mirror go - 东坡棋 (東坡棋) dōng pō qí; 模仿棋 mó fǎng qí
• mistake - 错误 (錯誤) cuò wù*
• mouse stealing oil - 老鼠偷油 lǎo shǔ tōu yóu
• mouth shape - 方形 fāng xíng
• move - 手 shǒu; 着 (著) zhāo
  • all-or-nothing move - 胜负手 (勝負手) shèng fù shǒu
  • bad move - 恶手 (惡手) è shǒu
  • clever move - 巧手 qiǎo shǒu; 巧着 (巧著) qiǎo zhāo
  • crude move - 俗手 sú shǒu
  • excellent move - 妙手 miào shǒu; 妙着 (冷著) miào zhāo
  • exception move to joseki, not necessarily hamete - 飞刀 (飛刀) fēi dāo
  • forcing move - 先手利 xiān shǒu lì
  • ghost move - 怪着 (怪著) guài zhāo; 鬼手 guǐ shǒu
  • hasty move - 随手 (隨手) suí shǒu; 随手棋 (隨手棋) suí shǒu qí
  • logical order of moves (moving reasonably, beneficially, and with restraint) - 步调 bù diào
  • losing move - 败着 (敗著) bài zhāo
  • new move - 新手 xīn shǒu
  • only move - 只此一手 zhǐ cǐ yī shǒu
  • proper move - 本手 běn shǒu
  • proper move - 正着 (正著) zhèng zhāo
  • questionable move - 疑问手 (疑問手) yí wèn shǒu
  • sealed move - 封手 fēng shǒu
  • situational move - 实战手 (實戰手) shí zhàn shǒu
  • splitting move - 分投 fēn tóu
  • unexpected move - 冷着 (冷著) lěng zhāo
  • useless move - 废着 (廢著) fèi zhāo
  • winning move - 胜着 (勝著) shèng zhāo
• mutual damage - 互破 hù pò
• mutual surrounding of territory - 互围 (互圍) hù wéi

N

• national champion - 国手 (國手) guóshǒu*
• natural style - 自然流 zì rán liú
• net - 枷 jiā; 枷吃 jiā chī
• neutral point - 单官 (單官) dān guān
• new opening - 新布局 (新佈局) xīn bù jú
• ni ren sei - 二连星 (二連星) èr lián xīng
• nose tesuji - 鼻顶 (鼻頂) bí dǐng

O

• occupying four corners and center - 四角穿心 sì jiǎo chuān xīn
• official challenge match - 争棋 (爭棋) zhēng qí
• one stone handicap - 授先 shòu xiān
• one-sided territory - 一方地 yī fāng dì
• one-space extension - 拆一 chāi yī; 一间拆 (一間拆) yī jiān chāi
• one-way street - 单行道 (單行道) dān xíng dào*
• opening - 布局 (佈局) bù jú; 开局 (開局) kāi jú; 序盘 (序盤) xù pán
• oshitsubushi (bloated bullock) - 胀牯牛 (脹牯牛) zhàng gǔ niú
• oshitsubushi (bloated dead cow) - 胀死牛 (脹死牛) zhàng sǐ niú
• overconcentrated - 重复 (重複) chóng fù
• overconcentrated shape - 凝形 níng xíng
• overplay - 过分 (過分) guò fèn; 无理 (無理) wú lǐ
• oversight - 漏着 (漏著) lòu zhāo
• overturn game - 逆转 (逆轉) nì zhuǎn

P

• pair go - 联棋 (聯棋) lián qí
• pass - 虚手 (虛手) xū shǒu; 虚着 (虛著) xū zháo
• peep - 刺 cì; 觑 (覷) qù
• pincer - 夹攻 jiā​ gōng​
• placement; point - 点 (點) diǎn
• placement - 透点 (透點) tòu diǎn
• play game - 对局 (對局) duì jú*; 对弈 (對弈) duì yì*; 弈棋 yì qí*
• player - 棋手 qí shǒu*
• playing stone on board - 落子 luò zǐ
• playing style - 棋风 (棋風) qí fēng
• point - 交叉点 (交叉點) jiāo chā diǎn; 交点 (交點) jiāo diǎn
• point of territory - 目 mù
• ponnuki - 开花 (開花) kāi huā
• positional judgement - 形势判断 (形勢判斷) xíng shì pàn duàn
• possible - 成立 chéng lì*
• press - 飞压 (飛壓) fēi yā
• pressure - 压力 (壓力) yā lì*
• principle - 原则 (原則) yuán zé*
• privilege - 权利 quán lì
• probe - 试应手 (試應手) shì yìng shǒu; 问应手 (問應手) wèn yìng shǒu
• professional - 职业 (職業) zhí yè*; 专业 (專業) zhuān yè*
• profit - 利 lì*; 便宜 pián yí*
• pull back - 退 tuì
• push down - 压 (壓) yā*
• push through - 冲 (衝) chōng
• pushing from behind - 后面推车 (後面推車) hòu miàn tuī chē

R

• rabbity six - 花六 huā liù; 梅花六 méi huā liù; 葡萄六 pú tao liù
• ranka - 烂柯 (爛柯) làn kē
• rectangular six - 板六 bǎn liù
• rectangular six in the corner - 盘角板六 (盤角板六) pán jiǎo bǎn liù
• reference - 参考 (參考) cān kǎo*
• regret - 后悔 (後悔) hòu huǐ*
• reinforce - 补强 (補强) bǔ qiáng*
• reluctance to sacrifice - 恋子 (戀子) liàn zǐ
• remove from board - 提 tí; 提子 tí zǐ
• reorder sequence - 手割 shǒu gē
• rescue; save - 救 jiù*
• resign - 认输 (認輸) rèn shū*; 投降 tóu xiáng*; 投子 tóu zǐ
• result - 结果 (結果) jié guǒ*
• retain; preserve - 保留 bǎoliú*
• reverse komi - 倒贴 (倒貼) dào tiē
• reverse sente - 逆先 nì xiān; 逆先手 nì xiān shǒu
• right - 右 yòu*
• rotating 3-4 points - 错小目 (錯小目) cuò xiǎo mù
• rules - 规则 (規則) guī zé*

S

• sabaki - 腾挪 (騰挪) téng nuó
• sacrifice - 弃子(棄子) qìzǐ
• Sake bottle shape - 猴子脸 hóuzǐ liǎn
• san ren sei - 三连星 (三連星) sān lián xīng
• satisfied - 满意 (滿意) mǎnyì*
• scoring
  • area scoring - 数子法 shǔ​zǐ​fǎ​
  • counting - 点目 (點目) diǎn mù
  • five points without capturing - 不提五目 bù tí wǔ mù
  • phase for counting ('arranging stones') - 做棋 zuò qí
  • stone; unit in chinese counting - 子 zǐ
  • territory scoring - 数目法 shǔmù​​fǎ​
  • three points without capturing - 不提三目 bù tí sān mù
• seal in - 封 fēng*; 封锁 (封鎖) fēng suǒ*
• secrets of success / tricks of the trade - 诀窍 ( 訣竅 ) jué qiào*
• sente - 先手 xiān shǒu
• sente with hidden gote - 先中后 (先中後) xiān zhōng hòu
• sequence - 次序 cì xù*; 手顺 (手順) shǒu shùn; 顺序 (順序) shùn xù*; 顺序 (順序) shùn xù*
• settle - 安定 āndìng*
• settle - 定型 dìng xíng; 整型 zhěng xíng
• shape - 棋形 qí xíng
• shape - 形 xíng*; 形状 (形狀) xíng zhuàng*
• shoulder hit - 尖冲 (尖衝) jiān chōng
• shusaku opening - 秀策流 xiù cè liú
• side - 边 (邊) biān*
• situation - 形势 (形勢) xíng shì*
• situational joseki - 场合定式 (場合定式) chǎng hé dìng shì
• slack - 松 (鬆) sōng*
• slow - 缓 (緩) huǎn*; 缓慢 (緩慢) huǎn màn*; 缓手 (緩手) huǎn shǒu; 慢 màn*
• small - 小 xiǎo*
• small board (13x13 or smaller) - 小盘 (小盤) xiǎo pán; 小棋盘 (小棋盤) xiǎo qí pán
• snapback - 倒扑 (倒撲) dào pū
  • a move that threatens a snapback - 装倒扑 (裝倒撲) zhuāng dào pū
  • double snapback - 双倒扑 (雙倒撲) shuāng dào pū
• soft head - 软头 (软頭) ruăn tóu
• solid - 坚实 (堅實) jiān shí
• solid territory - 实地 (實地) shí dì
• solution, answer to a problem - 破解 pòjiè*
• solution - 正解 zhèng jiě*
• somewhat; a little - 稍 shāo*
• space - 空间 (空間) kōng jiān*
• split shape - 裂型 (裂型) liè xíng
• square four - 方四 fāng sì
• squeeze - 滚包 (滾包) gǔn bāo; 滚打 (滾打) gǔn dǎ; 滚打包收 (滾打包收) gǔn dǎ bāo shōu
• stable; firm - 稳当 (穩當) wěndang*
• push up; stand - 挺 tǐng*
• star point - 星 xīng; 星位 xīng wèi
• stone - 棋石 qí shí; 棋子 qí zǐ
• stone container - 棋盒 qí hé
• straight four - 直四 zhí sì
• straight three - 直三 zhí sān
• straight two - 直二 zhí èr
• strength in go - 棋力 qí lì
• stretch - 长 (長) cháng
• strong - 强 (強) qiáng
• student - 学生 (學生) xué shēng*
• success - 成功 chéng gōng*
• suicide - 不入 bù rù; 不入子 bù rù zǐ; 自杀 (自殺) zì shā*
• superior - 优势 (優勢) yōu shì*
• surround - 包围 (包圍) bāo wéi*; 围 (圍) wéi*
• symmetrical position - 上下同形 shàng xià tóng xíng; 左右同形 zuǒ yòu tóng xíng

T

• tail - 尾巴 wěi ba*
• take back - 回手 huí shǒu*; 悔棋 huǐ qí*
• teach - 教 jiāo*
• teacher - 教师 (教師) jiào shī*; 老师 (老師) lǎo shī*
• teaching game - 指导棋 (指導棋) zhí dǎo qí
• technique - 方法 fāng fǎ*; 技巧 jì qiào*; 手段 shǒu duàn*
• ten-game match - 十番棋 shí fān qí
• tengen - 天元 tiān yuán
• tennouzan - 天王山 tiān wáng shān
• tenuki - 脱先 (脫先) tuō xiān
• territorial framework - 模样 (模樣) mó yàng
• territory - 地 dì*; 地盘 (地盤) dì pán*; 地域 dì yù*; 空 kòng*
• tesuji - 手筋 shǒu jīn
• thick - 厚 hòu*; 厚实 (厚實) hòu shí*
• thin - 薄 báo*
• think for a long time - 长考 (長考) cháng kǎo
• three-space extension - 拆三 chāi sān; 三间拆 (三間拆) sān jiān chāi
• throw in - 扑 (撲) pū
• tiger's mouth - 虎 hǔ; 虎口 hǔ kǒu
• tight - 紧 (緊) jǐn*
• to escape, flee (逃遁 táodùn); (disappear) - 遁 dùn*
• to escape, to run away, flee - 逃遁 táodùn*
• to resist, fight; to oppose to defy - 抗 kàng*
• to resist; resistance - 抵抗 dǐkàng*
• tortoise shell - 龟甲 (龜甲) guī jiǎ
• tournament - 比赛 (比賽) bǐ sài*
• Tower - 台象 tái xiàng
• transposition - 还原 (還原) huán yuán
• trick play, hamete - 骗着 (騙著) piàn zhāo
• trick play, hamete - 欺着 (欺著) qī zhāo
• two-headed dragon (literally, "two-headed snake") - 两头蛇 (兩頭蛇) liǎng tóu shé
• two-space extension - 拆二 chāi èr; 二间拆 (二間拆) èr jiān chāi
• two-stone edge squeeze - 秤砣 chèng tuó; 大头鬼 (大頭鬼) dà tóu guǐ; 石塔 shí tǎ

U

• unconditional kill (净= clean, only) - 净吃 (淨吃) jìng chī
• under the stones - literally "upside down boot" or "inverted boot" - 倒脱靴 (倒脫靴) dào tuō xuē
• under the stones - 脱骨 (脫骨) tuō gǔ
• unusual play - 变着 (變著) biàn zhāo
• upper - 上 shàng*
• urgent - 急 jí*
• urgent point - 急所 jí suǒ
• useless stones - 废子 (廢子) fèi zǐ

V

• variation - 变化 (變化) biàn huà*
• vital point - 要点 (要點) yào diǎn

W

• waist cut - 跨断 (跨斷) kuà duàn
• wall - 墙 (牆) qiáng*; 墙壁 (牆壁) qiáng bì*
• weak - 弱 ruò*
• wedge - 挖 wā
• white - 白 bái*
• white player - 白方 bái fāng*
• whole board thinking - 大局感 dà jú gǎn
• win - 胜 (勝) shèng*; 赢 (贏) yíng*
• win on time - 超时胜 chāo​ shí​ shèng​

Y

• yon ren sei - 四连星 (四連星) sì lián xīng