摸牌

mōpái

verb

Meanings

1 to draw a tile (mahjong) or card
2 to take one's turn drawing

Characters

Examples

该你摸牌了。

Gāi nǐ mōpái le.

It's your turn to draw.

他摸牌的时候偷看了一眼。

Tā mōpái de shíhou tōu kàn le yì yǎn.

He peeked while drawing a tile.

打麻将一圈要摸多少次牌？

Dǎ májiàng yì quān yào mō duōshao cì pái?

How many times do you draw per round in mahjong?

Tips

culture

Canonical mahjong verb — 摸 literally means 'to feel/touch,' and you reach in and draw a tile face-down from the wall. Also used generally for drawing a card in 斗地主 and other card games. The full mahjong action sequence is 洗牌 (shuffle) → 码牌 (stack) → 摸牌 (draw) → 出牌 (discard) → 胡牌 (win).

Stroke Order

摸 mō

牌 pái