吃牌

chīpái

verb

Meanings

1 (mahjong) to "chow"; to claim a discarded tile to complete a run
2 to pick up the tile discarded by the player to your left

Characters

to eat; to take

Examples

他刚打出三万，我就吃牌了。

Tā gāng dǎchū sānwàn, wǒ jiù chīpái le.

He discarded the 3-of-characters and I immediately chowed it.

只能吃上家打出的牌。

Zhǐnéng chī shàngjiā dǎchū de pái.

You can only chow from the player on your left.

Tips

culture

Mahjong calls: 吃 claims a tile to make a run (only from upstream player), 碰 claims a tile to make a triplet, 杠 upgrades to a four-of-a-kind, 胡 declares a winning hand.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

牌 pái