扑克牌

撲克牌

pūkèpái

noun #14,705

Meanings

1 playing card
2 poker (card game)

Characters

to pounce (phonetic)

to overcome (phonetic)

Examples

我们一起打扑克牌吧。

Wǒmen yīqǐ dǎ pūkèpái ba.

Let's play cards together.

这副扑克牌少了一张。

Zhè fù pūkèpái shǎo le yīzhāng.

This deck of cards is missing one.

Tips

usage

扑克牌 refers to the physical cards themselves. 打扑克 means to play cards. The word 扑克 alone is also commonly used.

history

扑克 is a loanword from English 'poker,' but 扑克牌 in Chinese refers to playing cards in general, not just the poker game.

Stroke Order

扑 pū

克 kè

牌 pái