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扑克

pū kè · pu ke

Traditional 撲克

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. poker (game) (loanword)
  2. playing cards
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The missing card

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)会(huì)玩(wán)扑克(pūkè)吗(ma)？

    Leon, can you play cards?

  2. Leon

    会(huì)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)常(cháng)和(hé)朋友(péngyou)玩(wán)扑克(pūkè)。

    A little. I often play cards with my friends.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)三个(sāngè)人(rén)正好(zhènghǎo)玩(wán)一(yī)局(jú)。

    Great, three of us is just right for a round.

  4. Leon

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，这副(zhèfù)扑克(pūkè)少(shǎo)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)红桃(hóngtáo)七(qī)。

    Wait, this deck of cards is missing the seven of hearts.

  5. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)拿(ná)它(tā)当(dāng)书签(shūqiān)。

    Found it. Yesterday I used it as a bookmark.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)书签(shūqiān)真(zhēn)特别(tèbié)！

    What a special bookmark you have!

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2 examples
01

不(bù)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)们(men)玩(wán)扑(pū)克(kè)就(jiù)不(bú)要(yào)坐(zuò)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)。

Don't sit here if you're not going to play poker with us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DennisGiusti · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

无(wú)论(lùn)怎(zěn)样(yàng)都(dōu)不(bú)要(yào)和(hé)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)玩(wán)扑(pū)克(kè)。

Don't, under any circumstances, play poker with Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DennisGiusti · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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