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  • 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

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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

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
  • 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​)

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  • ladder - 扭羊头 (扭羊頭) niǔ yáng tóu; 征 zhēng; 征子 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
    • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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*

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  • 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
  • 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


Chinese Go Terms / English To Chinese last edited by Malcolm on July 18, 2024 - 12:17
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