Games in Chinese 游戏
yóuxì
Hobby specifics: playing. 12 essential games words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game |
| 玩游戏 | wán yóu xì | to play games |
| 电子游戏 | diàn zǐ yóu xì | video game |
| 手机游戏 | shǒu jī yóu xì | mobile game |
| 玩家 | wán jiā | player |
| 关 | guān | level (in a game) |
| 赢 | yíng | to win |
| 输 | shū | to lose |
| 扑克 | pū kè | cards (poker) |
| 麻将 | má jiàng | mahjong |
| 棋 | qí | chess; board game |
| 打牌 | dǎ pái | to play cards |
Example sentences
- 这个游戏很简单。This game is very easy.
- 他一回家就玩游戏。He plays games as soon as he gets home.
- 很多孩子喜欢玩电子游戏。Lots of children like playing video games.
- 地铁上很多人在玩手机游戏。Lots of people on the underground are playing mobile games.
- 这个游戏有很多玩家。This game has lots of players.
- 我终于过了这一关！I've finally got past this level!
- 这局我又赢了！I won this round again!
- 玩游戏输了也没关系。It doesn't matter if you lose a game.
- 你会玩扑克吗？Can you play poker?
- 过年的时候，家里人一起打麻将。At New Year the family plays mahjong together.
- 这盘棋下了两个小时。This game of chess lasted two hours.
- 爷爷和朋友在公园打牌。Grandpa is playing cards with friends in the park.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Games speaking island has 8 everyday questions about games to prepare your own answers to.