棋 高 一 着

qí gāo yī zhāodictionary entry

to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

棋高一著棋高一着 [qi2 gao1 yi1 zhao1] /to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)/to outsmart one's opponent/

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Other forms in these source records: 棋高一著

棋
qí
chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL:盤|盘[pán] / chess piece / CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
高
gāo
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
Gāo
surname Gao
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
着
zhāo
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add
zháo
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply

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