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Traditional Chinese games,play as you learn.

Nine classic games, from mahjong to xiangqi, free on the web and your phone. Each one comes with its own vocabulary, so every round is a little Mandarin practice too.

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playable now
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coming soon
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words to learn
Play now· 01
麻将májiàng

Mahjong Indonesia

Hong Kong mahjong·4 players

Hong Kong mahjong in Indonesian. Play with friends or against bots, and the fan is scored for you.

Play on the web
WebAndroid & iOS apps coming soon

Words in the game

  • 吃chīchow: claim a run
  • 碰pèngpung: three of a kind
  • 杠gàngkong: four of a kind
  • 胡húwin the hand
  • 自摸zì mōwin on a self-drawn tile

Eight more on the way

We're releasing them one at a time. Xiangqi and Wuziqi come first.

02

象棋xiàngqí

Coming soon

Xiangqi Indonesia

Chinese chess·2 players ·Web · Android · iOS

China's classic chess: a general in his palace, cannons that leap, and a river across the board.

  • 将jiànggeneral
  • 车jūchariot (rook)
  • 马mǎhorse
  • 炮pàocannon
  • 兵bīngsoldier
03

五子棋wǔzǐqí

Coming soon

Wuziqi Indonesia

Gomoku·2 players ·Web · Android · iOS

First to five stones in a row wins. Simple to learn, deep to master.

  • 五wǔfive
  • 子zǐpiece, stone
  • 连liánin a row
  • 棋盘qí pánboard
  • 赢yíngwin
04

围棋wéiqí

Coming soon

Weiqi Indonesia

Go·2 players ·Web · Android · iOS

Surround more territory than your opponent. The oldest strategy game still played today.

  • 围wéisurround
  • 气qìliberty
  • 眼yǎneye
  • 劫jiéko
  • 活huóalive
05

跳棋tiàoqí

Coming soon

Halma China

Chinese checkers·2–6 players ·Web · Android · iOS

Hop your pieces across a star-shaped board to the far corner. Up to six players.

  • 跳tiàojump
  • 走zǒustep
  • 星xīngstar
  • 角jiǎocorner
  • 棋子qí zǐgame piece
06

斗兽棋dòushòuqí

Coming soon

Catur Hewan

Jungle chess·2 players ·Web · Android · iOS

Eight animals, from elephant to rat. The stronger eats the weaker, but the rat beats the elephant.

  • 象xiàngelephant
  • 狮shīlion
  • 虎hǔtiger
  • 鼠shǔrat
  • 河hériver
07

暗棋ànqí

Coming soon

Catur Gelap

Dark chess·2 players ·Web · Android · iOS

Xiangqi pieces shuffled face down on half a board. Flip them one by one and plan from what's revealed.

  • 暗àndark, hidden
  • 翻fānflip over
  • 红hóngred
  • 黑hēiblack
  • 吃chīeat (capture)
08

斗地主dòudìzhǔ

Coming soon

Dou Dizhu Indonesia

Card game·3 players ·Web · Android · iOS

One landlord against two farmers. China's favourite strategy card game, with no stakes.

  • 地主dì zhǔlandlord
  • 农民nóng mínfarmer
  • 牌páicard
  • 炸弹zhà dànbomb
  • 顺子shùn zistraight
09

华容道huáróngdào

Coming soon

Huarong Dao

Sliding puzzle·1 player ·Web · Android · iOS

Slide the blocks until Cao Cao escapes. A classic puzzle from the Three Kingdoms.

  • 曹操Cáo CāoCao Cao, the warlord
  • 关羽Guān YǔGuan Yu, the general
  • 道dàopath
  • 移动yí dòngmove
  • 出口chū kǒuexit

One Zhongwen Games account for every game: your Mahjong Indonesia account will work in each new one.

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