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Chinese Go Terms
    Keywords: Go term

This list of Chinese Go Terms can also be found at [ext] here. Another version, maintained by Doug Ridgway, is [ext] here.

Also see Benjamin Barrett's [ext] multilingual go dictionary, which includes lots of Chinese Go Terms.

Revised on 2003 July 4.

  • 白 (bai2) - white
  • 扳 (ban1) - hane
  • 板六 (ban3 liu4) - rectangular six
  • 包围 (bao1 wei2) - surround
  • 薄 (bao2) - thin
  • 本身劫 (ben3 shen1 jie2) - local ko threat
  • 本身劫材 (ben3 shen1 jie2 cai2) - see 本身劫
  • 本手 (ben3 shou3) - proper move
  • 边 (bian1) - side
  • 变化 (bian4 hua4) - variation
  • 并 (bing4) - stretch
  • 布局 (bu4 ju2) - opening
  • 猜子 (cai1 zi3) - guessing the stones
  • 拆 (chai1) - extension
  • 长 (chang2) - see
  • 长生 (chang2 sheng1) - eternal life
  • 超时 (chao1 shi2) - lose by time
  • 吃 (chi1) - capture
  • 冲 (chong1) - push through
  • 刺 (ci4) - peep
  • 打入 (da2 ru4) - invasion
  • 打 (da3) - atari
  • 打吃 (da3 chi1) - see
  • 打二还一 (da3 er4 huan2 yi1) - capture two recapture one
  • 打三还一 (da3 san1 huan2 yi1) - capture three recapture one
  • 大场 (da4 chang3) - big point
  • 大飞 (da4 fei1) - large knight's move
  • 大伸腿 (da4 shen1 tui3) - large monkey jump
  • 大猪嘴 (da4 zhu1 zui3) - j group
  • 单官 (dan1 guan1) - neutral point
  • 挡 (dang3) - block
  • 刀把五 (dao1 ba3 wu3) - bulky five
  • 刀柄五 (dao1 bing4 wu3) - see 刀把五
  • 刀五 (dao1 wu3) - see 刀把五
  • 倒扑 (dao4 pu1) - snapback
  • 倒脱靴 (dao4 tuo1 xue1) - under the stones
  • 地 (di4) - territory
  • 地盘 (di4 pan2) - see
  • 点 (dian3) - placement
  • 丁四 (ding1 si4) - farmer's hat
  • 定式 (ding4 shi4) - joseki
  • 定型 (ding4 xing2) - settle
  • 东坡棋 (dong1 po1 qi2) - mirror go
  • 读秒 (du2 miao3) - byo-yomi
  • 渡 (du4) - bridge under
  • 段 (duan4) - dan
  • 断 (duan4) - cut
  • 对杀 (dui4 sha1) - capturing race
  • 恶手 (e4 shou3) - bad move
  • 二连星 (er4 lian2 xing1) - ni ren sei
  • 方四 (fang1 si4) - square four
  • 防 (fang2) - defend
  • 防守 (fang2 shou3) - see
  • 飞 (fei1) - knight's move
  • 分投 (fen1 tou2) - wariuchi
  • 分先 (fen1 xian1) - even game
  • 负 (fu4) - lose
  • 高目 (gao1 mu4) - 5-4 point
  • 攻 (gong1) - attack
  • 攻击 (gong1 ji1) - see
  • 公气 (gong1 qi4) - shared liberty
  • 共活 (gong4 huo2) - seki
  • 挂角 (gua4 jiao3) - corner approach
  • 官子 (guan1 zi3) - endgame
  • 滚包 (gun3 bao1) - squeezing tesuji
  • 滚打 (gun3 da3) - see 滚包
  • 滚打包收 (gun3 da3 bao1 shou1) - see 滚包
  • 好点 (hao4 dian3) - good point
  • 黑 (hei1) - black
  • 厚 (hou4) - thick
  • 厚势 (hou4 shi4) - influence
  • 后手 (hou4 shou3) - gote
  • 虎 (hu3) - tiger's mouth
  • 虎口 (hu3 kou3) - see
  • 花六 (hua1 liu4) - rabbity six
  • 花五 (hua1 wu3) - crossed five
  • 缓征 (huan3 zheng1) - loose ladder
  • 缓征子 (huan3 zheng1 zi3) - see 缓征
  • 活棋 (huo2 qi2) - living group
  • 级 (ji2) - kyu
  • 急所 (ji2 suo3) - vital point
  • 夹 (jia1) - clamp
  • 枷 (jia1) - net
  • 枷吃 (jia1 chi1) - see
  • 假眼 (jia3 yan3) - false eye
  • 尖 (jian1) - diagonal
  • 尖冲 (jian1 chong1) - shoulder hit
  • 见合 (jian4 he2) - miai
  • 角 (jiao3) - corner
  • 叫吃 (jiao4 chi1) - see
  • 接不归 (jie1 bu4 gui1) - connect and die
  • 劫 (jie2) - ko
  • 劫材 (jie2 cai2) - ko threat
  • 金柜角 (jin1 gui4 jiao3) - carpenter's square
  • 金鸡独立 (jin1 ji1 du2 li4) - double shortage of liberties
  • 紧气 (jin3 qi4) - approach move
  • 开拆 (kai1 chai1) - see
  • 开花 (kai1 hua1) - ponnuki
  • 开局 (kai1 ju2) - see 布局
  • 看花劫 (kan4 hua1 jie2) - picnic ko
  • 靠 (kao4) - attach
  • 空三角 (kong1 san1 jiao3) - empty triangle
  • 空 (kong4) - see
  • 立 (li4) - descent
  • 连 (lian2) - connect
  • 连接 (lian2 jie1) - see
  • 盲点 (mang2 dian3) - blind spot
  • 梅花六 (mei2 hua1 liu4) - see 花六
  • 梅花五 (mei2 hua1 wu3) - see 花五
  • 妙手 (miao4 shou3) - good move
  • 模仿棋 (mo2 fang3 qi2) - see 东坡棋
  • 模样 (mo2 yang4) - territorial framework
  • 目 (mu4) - point
  • 内气 (nei4 qi4) - internal liberty
  • 逆先 (ni4 xian1) - reverse sente
  • 逆先手 (ni4 xian1 shou3) - see 逆先
  • 粘 (nian2) - see
  • 扭断 (niu3 duan4) - crosscut
  • 扭十字 (niu3 shi2 zi4) - see 扭断
  • 盘角板六 (pan2 jiao3 ban3 liu4) - rectangular six in the corner
  • 盘角曲四 (pan2 jiao3 qu3 si4) - bent four in the corner
  • 碰 (peng4) - see
  • 扑 (pu1) - throw in
  • 棋盘 (qi2 pan2) - go board
  • 棋手 (qi2 shou3) - player
  • 棋钟 (qi2 zhong1) - clock
  • 棋子 (qi2 zi3) - stone
  • 气 (qi4) - liberty
  • 气紧 (qi4 jin3) - shortage of liberties
  • 切断 (qie4 duan4) - see
  • 曲 (qu3) - bend
  • 曲三 (qu3 san1) - bent three
  • 曲四 (qu3 si4) - bent four
  • 让子 (rang4 zi3) - handicap
  • 让子棋 (rang4 zi3 qi2) - handicap game
  • 认输 (ren4 shu1) - resign
  • 三劫 (san1 jie2) - triple ko
  • 三劫循环 (san1 jie2 xun2 huan2) - see 三劫
  • 三连星 (san1 lian2 xing1) - san ren sei
  • 三三 (san1 san1) - 3-3 point
  • 上 (shang4) - upper
  • 伸腿 (shen1 tui3) - monkey jump
  • 生死劫 (sheng1 si3 jie2) - all-dominating ko
  • 胜 (sheng4) - win
  • 势 (shi4) - see 厚势
  • 势力 (shi4 li4) - see 厚势
  • 收气 (shou1 qi4) - see 紧气
  • 守 (shou3) - see
  • 守角 (shou3 jiao3) - corner enclosure
  • 手筋 (shou3 jin1) - tesuji
  • 输 (shu1) - see
  • 双 (shuang1) - bamboo joint
  • 双吃 (shuang1 chi1) - double atari
  • 双打 (shuang1 da3) - see 双吃
  • 双打吃 (shuang1 da3 chi1) - see 双吃
  • 双活 (shuang1 huo2) - see 共活
  • 双叫吃 (shuang1 jiao4 chi1) - see 双吃
  • 双劫 (shuang1 jie2) - double ko
  • 死活 (si3 huo2) - life and death
  • 死活题 (si3 huo2 ti2) - life and death problem
  • 死棋 (si3 qi2) - dead group
  • 四连星 (si4 lian2 xing1) - yon ren sei
  • 俗手 (su2 shou3) - crude move
  • 随手 (sui2 shou3) - hasty move
  • 随手棋 (sui2 shou3 qi2) - see 随手
  • 提 (ti2) - remove from board
  • 提子 (ti2 zi3) - see
  • 天王山 (tian1 wang2 shan1) - focal point
  • 天元 (tian1 yuan2) - tengen
  • 跳 (tiao4) - jump
  • 贴目 (tie1 mu4) - komi
  • 图 (tu2) - diagram
  • 脱骨 (tuo4 gu3) - see 倒脱靴
  • 脱先 (tuo4 xian1) - tenuki
  • 挖 (wa1) - wedge
  • 外目 (wai4 mu4) - 3-5 point
  • 外气 (wai4 qi4) - external liberty
  • 万年劫 (wan4 nian2 jie2) - ten thousand year ko
  • 围 (wei2) - see 包围
  • 围棋 (wei2 qi2) - go
  • 味道 (wei4 dao4) - aji
  • 乌龟不出头 (wu1 gui1 bu4 chu1 tou2) - crane's nest
  • 无忧劫 (wu2 you1 jie3) - see 看花劫
  • 五连星 (wu3 lian2 xing1) - go ren sei
  • 五五 (wu3 wu3) - 5-5 point
  • 下 (xia4) - lower
  • 先手 (xian1 shou3) - sente
  • 象飞 (xiang4 fei1) - elephant's move
  • 小飞 (xiao3 fei1) - see
  • 小目 (xiao3 mu4) - 3-4 point
  • 小伸腿 (xiao3 shen1 tui3) - small monkey jump
  • 小猪嘴 (xiao3 zhu1 zui3) - tripod group
  • 星位 (xing1 wei4) - star point
  • 形势 (xing2 shi4) - situation
  • 形势判断 (xing2 shi4 pan4 duan4) - positional judgement
  • 形状 (xing2 zhuang4) - shape
  • 虚手 (xu1 shou3) - pass
  • 序盘 (xu4 pan2) - see 布局
  • 压 (ya1) - press
  • 眼 (yan3) - eye
  • 要点 (yao4 dian3) - see 急所
  • 业余 (ye4 yu2) - amateur
  • 引征 (yin3 zheng1) - ladder block
  • 赢 (ying2) - see
  • 应氏 (ying4 shi4) - ing's
  • 右 (you4) - right
  • 余味 (yu2 wei4) - see 味道
  • 镇 (zhen4) - capping play
  • 镇头 (zhen4 tou2) - see
  • 征 (zheng1) - ladder
  • 征子 (zheng1 zi3) - see
  • 直二 (zhi2 er4) - straight two
  • 直三 (zhi2 san1) - straight three
  • 直四 (zhi2 si4) - straight four
  • 职业 (zhi2 ye4) - professional
  • 钟 (zhong1) - see 棋钟
  • 中 (zhong1) - middle
  • 中腹 (zhong1 fu4) - see
  • 终盘 (zhong1 pan2) - see 官子
  • 中盘 (zhong1 pan2) - middle game
  • 中央 (zhong1 yang1) - see
  • 专业 (zhuan1 ye4) - see 职业
  • 转换 (zhuan3 huan4) - exchange
  • 子 (zi3) - see 棋子
  • 左 (zuo3) - left

When you encounter two characters with the same HanYu PinYin spelling, it is possible that they represent different Chinese characters with the same pronunciation. The numbers in the HanYu PinYin indicate the tone of the pronunciation.


WikiMasterEdit on 2001-08-10, previous version (including some discussion): version 24



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