It seems the general or marshal in xiangqi is much too incompetent.

象棋里的将(帅)太没用了。

You mean, xiangqi pieces are allowed a larger space in which to move around?

你是说。象棋棋子的活动空间更大？

You see, each side has eight pawns, a larger number than that of the soldiers in xiangqi.

你看。每方拥有8个士兵。比象棋的兵多吧？

Quite right. And unlike the soldiers in xiangqi, the pawns in chess can promote once they reach the furthest rank.

太对了。不像象棋里的兵。国际象棋的兵只要到达了对方的战线。就可以升级。

There's antoher distinctive contrast. Both board games use a total of 32 pieces, but xiangqi is played on a 9-by-9 board, bigger than the 8-by-8 board used in chess.

嗯。还有一大区别。象棋和国际象棋都是共有32枚棋子。但是象棋的棋盘是9乘9的。比国际象棋的8乘8棋盘要打。