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牌

pái · pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure words: 片 piàn, 个 gè, 块 kuài

Meaning

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  1. mahjong tile
  2. playing card
  3. game pieces
  4. signboard
  5. plate
  6. tablet
  7. medal
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  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)没事(méishì)，我们(wǒmen)打(dǎ)牌(pái)吧(ba)！

    Nothing on this weekend. Let's play cards!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)，你(nǐ)来(lái)发(fā)牌(pái)。

    Sure, you deal.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，每人(měirén)五(wǔ)张(zhāng)牌(pái)。

    OK, five cards each.

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，我的(wǒde)牌(pái)太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    Wow, my cards are so good!

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)牌(pái)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)全(quán)看见(kànjiàn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you're holding the cards backwards. I can see everything.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)在(zài)公(gōng)车(chē)站(zhàn)牌(pái)旁(páng)边(biān)。

The library is next to the bus stop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rayshih715 · English by rayshih715 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)几(jǐ)个(ge)朋(péng)友(yǒu)一(yì)起(qǐ)打(dǎ)牌(pái)。

On the weekend, a few friends and I play cards together.

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