<p>中国前进</p>

<ul>
<li>中国: China</li>
<li>前进: move/march forward</li>
<li>Possible usage: to cheer up the team of athlete representing China in an international sport competition</li>
</ul>

<p>中国好棋</p>

<ul>
<li>中国: China</li>
<li>好棋: "good chess"</li>
<li>Possible usage: usually used in games of chess for expressing one's feeling that certain move is a "good move"</li>
</ul>

<p>棋, 球</p>

<ul>
<li>球: ball</li>
<li>棋: chess</li>
</ul>

<p>好球</p>

<ul>
<li>Possible usage
<ul>
<li>The quality of the ball is good</li>
<li>Used in ball games like football to express one's feeling that an action performed by a football player is of high quality (e.g. scoring)</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

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2014-07-22T08:04:26.870Z
2014-07-22T08:04:26.870Z
S.C.
<p>In that case, it means GOOD MOVE. 好棋(hao3qi2). If you see something like 他好棋, it should be read as (hao4qi2), which means HE IS INTO CHESS.</p>

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2014-07-23T04:57:08.363Z
2014-07-23T04:57:08.363Z
Sean C.
<p>Yes,<code>好棋</code> means "a good move"; either in chess-style games or, by analogy, <em>anything</em> related to a contest of strategy (e.g. <code>普京毁了一步好棋</code>, "Putin screwed up a (previous) good move".)</p>

<p>The phrase in question, <code>中国好棋</code>, is a bit different. That originated from this poster,
where it is the <em>title</em> of a poem:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>对弈小神童，尚在长成中。游戏无规矩，打闹是常情。但凡说故事，必须中国赢。落子成定局，欢呼轻高音。中国我爱你，年少正青春。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The character <code>好</code> has two meanings:</p>

<ol>
<li><em>adjective</em> "good"</li>
<li><em>verb</em> "to like"</li>
</ol>

<p>The latter meaning is the one intended in the phrase ``. So the phrase is saying "<strong>China <em>likes</em> chess</strong>" (or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Go</a> or generic board games). This can be inferred from the context provided by the poem, the visual emphasis on the <code>好</code> character, and also because a subject (<code>中国</code>) precedes it and an object <code>棋</code> follows it.</p>

<p>The other possible meaning for the phrase is something along the lines of a "<em>Chinese good move</em>". That doesn't fit the poster's context (though you can interpret it as a pun), but the phrase can be used with that meaning too. 
For instance, Chinese chess prodigy 侯逸凡 (Hou Yifan) has talked about the awakening Chinese dragon making a <code>中国好棋</code> on the chessboard of the world.</p>

<hr>

<p>For reference, the poster:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VZkug.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2014-07-22T08:49:57.933Z
Yes! “中国好棋” means we obey the rules to keep the world peaceful, make the whole human beings happy, honest, all in all, make everything in harmony and good.
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Can I have sickbag, please?
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Semaphore
<p>Seems like I'm not the only one confused about this, the country is coming up with slogans nobody understands. </p>

<p>Recently there have been a lot of signs put up with things like 中国前进 written on them, but the confusing part:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>中国好棋!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Say what?</p>

<p>Is this the same as 好球? Just 棋 and not 球? Good move? </p>

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2014-07-25T11:42:54.353Z
You mention "the country" without being specific. It could be China, Taiwan, Singapore...
Tommie C.
<meaning>
Meaning: 好棋? (Good move?)
# Meaning: 好棋? (Good move?)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-22)

Seems like I'm not the only one confused about this, the country is coming up with slogans nobody understands.

Recently there have been a lot of signs put up with things like 中国前进 written on them, but the confusing part:

> 中国好棋!

Say what?

Is this the same as 好球? Just 棋 and not 球? Good move?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You mention "the country" without being specific. It could be China, Taiwan, Singapore...  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-07-22. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Yes,`好棋` means "a good move"; either in chess-style games or, by analogy, *anything* related to a contest of strategy (e.g. `普京毁了一步好棋`, "Putin screwed up a (previous) good move".)

The phrase in question, `中国好棋`, is a bit different. That originated from this poster,
where it is the *title* of a poem:

> 对弈小神童，尚在长成中。游戏无规矩，打闹是常情。但凡说故事，必须中国赢。落子成定局，欢呼轻高音。中国我爱你，年少正青春。

The character `好` has two meanings:

1. *adjective* "good"
2. *verb* "to like"

The latter meaning is the one intended in the phrase ``. So the phrase is saying "**China *likes* chess**" (or [Go](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29) or generic board games). This can be inferred from the context provided by the poem, the visual emphasis on the `好` character, and also because a subject (`中国`) precedes it and an object `棋` follows it.

The other possible meaning for the phrase is something along the lines of a "*Chinese good move*". That doesn't fit the poster's context (though you can interpret it as a pun), but the phrase can be used with that meaning too.
For instance, Chinese chess prodigy 侯逸凡 (Hou Yifan) has talked about the awakening Chinese dragon making a `中国好棋` on the chessboard of the world.

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For reference, the poster:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VZkug.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Yes! “中国好棋” means we obey the rules to keep the world peaceful, make the whole human beings happy, honest, all in all, make everything in harmony and good.  
> **username_0**: Can I have sickbag, please?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-22. Score: 2

中国前进

* 中国: China
* 前进: move/march forward
* Possible usage: to cheer up the team of athlete representing China in an international sport competition

中国好棋

* 中国: China
* 好棋: "good chess"
* Possible usage: usually used in games of chess for expressing one's feeling that certain move is a "good move"

棋, 球

* 球: ball
* 棋: chess

好球

* Possible usage
  + The quality of the ball is good
  + Used in ball games like football to express one's feeling that an action performed by a football player is of high quality (e.g. scoring)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-07-23. Score: 2

In that case, it means GOOD MOVE. 好棋(hao3qi2). If you see something like 他好棋, it should be read as (hao4qi2), which means HE IS INTO CHESS.


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