棋高一着 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be a step ahead of the opponent
• to outsmart one's opponent

Character by character

• 棋qíchess; any strategy game
• 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 着zhāoto make a move, to take action

Idioms sharing a character

• 星罗棋布 xīng luó qí bù
• 琴棋书画 qín qí shū huà
• 举棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng
• 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
• 不识高低 bù shí gāo dī
• 债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù
• 功高不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng
• 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
• 功高盖主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ
• 另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng

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