搓麻将

搓麻將
cuō májiàng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to play mahjong

Examples

HSK 3
Zhōumò wǒ bàba xǐhuan gēn péngyou cuō májiàng.
At weekends my dad likes to play mahjong with his friends.
HSK 5
Guònián shí, yìjiārén cháng wéi zài yìqǐ cuō májiàng, rènao de hěn.
At New Year families often gather to play mahjong, and the house gets very lively.

Tips

usage
打麻将 is the everyday phrase. 搓麻将 is more colloquial and especially common in Shanghai and around the Yangtze delta; 搓 "to rub" pictures the hands swirling the tiles across the table to shuffle them.

Stroke Order

搓 cuō
麻 má
将 jiāng