Chinese checkers

See also: chinese checkers and Chinese Checkers

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Chinese checkers (uncountable)

A board game played by two to six people, in which players aim to move their own pieces to the corner opposite their starting position by single moves or jumps over other pieces.

Translations

board game

Chinese:
Cantonese: 跳棋 (tiu³ kei⁴^-²), 波子棋 (bo¹ zi² kei⁴^-²)

Mandarin: 跳棋 (zh) (tiàoqí), (Hong Kong) 波子棋 (bōziqí)
Finnish: kiinanšakki, tähtihalma
French: dames chinoises (fr)

German: Halma (de) f
Icelandic: kínaskák f
Japanese: ダイヤモンドゲーム (daiyamondogēmu)
Russian: кита́йские ша́шки f pl (kitájskije šáški), ха́лма f (xálma), ха́льма f (xálʹma)
Spanish: tablero chino (es) m, damas chinas f pl

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