牌桌

páizhuō

noun

Measure Word

一张牌桌 zhāng

Meanings

1 mahjong table
2 card table
3 gambling table

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他们四个人坐在牌桌旁打麻将。

Tāmen sì ge rén zuò zài páizhuō páng dǎ májiàng.

The four of them sat at the mahjong table playing.

HSK 7-9

牌桌上他从不吃亏。

Páizhuō shàng tā cóngbù chīkuī.

He never loses out at the card table.

Tips

culture

牌 covers any tile-or-card game - mahjong, poker, paigow. By default 牌桌 in Chinese contexts implies a mahjong table (a square with a recessed playing surface).

Stroke Order

牌 pái

桌 zhuō