棋高一着

Traditional form:

棋高一著

Pinyin (reading):

qígāoyīzhāo

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 棋 - chess; any strategy game
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 着 - to make a move, to take action

Traditional characters:

• 棋 - chess; any strategy game
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known