游戏厅

遊戲廳

yóuxìtīng

noun #32,175

Measure Word

一家游戏厅 jiā

Meanings

1 arcade
2 amusement arcade
3 video game parlor

Characters

to play; to roam

hall; large room

Examples

HSK 7-9

小时候我经常去游戏厅玩街机。

Xiǎoshíhòu wǒ jīngcháng qù yóuxìtīng wán jiējī.

When I was little, I often went to the arcade to play arcade games.

HSK 7-9

这家游戏厅有最新的赛车游戏。

Zhè jiā yóuxìtīng yǒu zuìxīn de sàichē yóuxì.

This arcade has the newest racing games.

Tips

culture

游戏厅 was the social hub for Chinese teenagers in the 1990s and early 2000s, dominated by Japanese arcade machines (街机) running fighting games like Street Fighter (街霸) and The King of Fighters (拳皇). Many shut down as smartphones took over.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

戏 xì

厅 tīng