庄家

莊家
zhuāngjiā
noun #14,460

Meanings

  1. 1 banker (in gambling)
  2. 2 dealer (in a card game)
  3. 3 farmhouse

Examples

Zhè jú shéi dāng zhuāngjiā?
Who's the dealer this round?
Zhuāngjiā tōngchī, yíng le suǒyǒu rén de qián.
The banker swept the board and won everyone's money.

Tips

usage
In gambling and mahjong, 庄家 is the dealer/banker who has certain advantages. In Chinese stock market slang, 庄家 refers to a major player or market maker who manipulates a stock's price — a very common usage in financial discussions.

Stroke Order

zhuāng
jiā