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王牌

wáng pái · wang pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. trump card
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In a conversation

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The trump card

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)一把(yībǎ)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)王牌(wángpái)！

    I have a trump card this round!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)的(de)王牌(wángpái)是(shì)哪(nǎ)张(zhāng)？

    Really? Which card is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    大王(dàwáng)！有(yǒu)了(le)它(tā)，我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)赢(yíng)。

    The big joker! With it I'll definitely win.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)再(zài)看看(kànkan)，那(nà)是(shì)一(yī)张(zhāng)小王(xiǎowáng)。

    Look again. That's the small joker.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)的(de)王牌(wángpái)变(biàn)小(xiǎo)了(le)。

    Oops, my trump card got smaller.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)王(wáng)牌(pái)一(yì)直(zhí)留(liú)到(dào)比(bǐ)赛(sài)最(zuì)后(hòu)才(cái)打(dǎ)出(chū)来(lái)。

This trump card was kept until the very end of the game before being played.

02

他(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)一(yì)张(zhāng)王(wáng)牌(pái)没(méi)有(yǒu)使(shǐ)用(yòng)。

He still has a trump card in his hand that he hasn't used.

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