胡牌

húpái

verb

Meanings

1 to win a hand (mahjong)
2 to go out (mahjong)

Characters

to complete (mahjong); recklessly

Examples

HSK 1

我胡牌了!

Wǒ húpái le!

I won the hand!

HSK 4

他一晚上胡了好几次牌。

Tā yī wǎnshàng hú le hǎojǐ cì pái.

He won several hands in one night.

Tips

usage

胡牌 is the mahjong equivalent of 'going out' in rummy, completing a legal winning hand. 胡 here is a variant of 和 ('to complete'), not the common 'who' meaning. Players shout 胡! when they win.

Stroke Order

胡 hú

牌 pái