Phrase guide

Chinese checkers

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Chinese checkers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese chequers

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: board game

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dames xineses — board game
  • Chinese Cantonese: 跳棋 — board game
  • Chinese Cantonese: 波子棋 — board game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跳棋 (tiàoqí) — board game
  • Finnish: kiinanšakki — board game
  • Finnish: tähtihalma — board game
  • French: dames chinoises — board game
  • German: Halma — board game
  • Icelandic: kínaskák — board game
  • Irish: táiplis Shíneach — board game
  • Japanese: ダイヤモンドゲーム (daiyamondogēmu) — board game
  • Russian: кита́йские ша́шки (kitájskije šáški) — board game
  • Russian: ха́лма (xálma) — board game
  • Russian: ха́льма (xálʹma) — board game
  • Spanish: tablero chino — board game
  • Spanish: damas chinas — board game
  • Swedish: kinaschack — board game
  • Zhuang: geizdiuq — board game