摸牌

mōpái
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to draw a tile (mahjong) or card
  2. 2 to take one's turn drawing

Examples

HSK 2
Gāi nǐ mōpái le.
It's your turn to draw.
HSK 7-9
Tā mōpái de shíhou tōukàn le yìyǎn.
He peeked while drawing a tile.
HSK 7-9
Dǎ májiàng yì quān yào mō duōshao cì pái?
How many times do you draw per round in mahjong?

Tips

culture
Canonical mahjong verb: literally means 'to feel/touch,' and you reach in and draw a tile face-down from the wall. Also used generally for drawing a card in 斗地主 and other card games. The full mahjong action sequence is 洗牌 (shuffle), 码牌 (stack), 摸牌 (draw), 出牌 (discard), 胡牌 (win).

Stroke Order

pái