Playing online with friends in Chinese 开黑
kāi hēi
Team up and play with friends in Chinese is 开黑 (kāi hēi).
Also searched for as: play online with friends, gaming with friends, squad up, party up, duo queue.
Squad up, hop on voice and play together. 15 essential playing online with friends 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.
The slang for playing online with friends in Chinese is 开黑 (kāi hēi), which means teaming up with people you know and chatting on voice while you play. Around it is a whole set of practical phrases, from 组队 (zǔ duì, to form a team) and 上线 (shàng xiàn, to come online) to complaints about 卡顿 (kǎ dùn, lag). If you play with Chinese-speaking friends, these are the words you'll actually hear.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 开黑 | kāi hēi | to squad up with friends |
| 组队 | zǔ duì | to form a team |
| 双排 | shuāng pái | to duo queue |
| 五排 | wǔ pái | five-stack |
| 拉我 | lā wǒ | invite me (to the party) |
| 上线 | shàng xiàn | to come online |
| 下线 | xià xiàn | to log off |
| 开麦 | kāi mài | to turn on your mic |
| 闭麦 | bì mài | to mute your mic |
| 语音 | yǔ yīn | voice chat |
| 好友 | hǎo yǒu | friend (in-game) |
| 掉线 | diào xiàn | to disconnect |
| 卡顿 | kǎ dùn | lag; to lag |
| 延迟 | yán chí | latency; ping |
| 等我一下 | děng wǒ yī xià | wait for me a sec |
Usage tips
- 排 (pái) in 双排 (shuāng pái) and 五排 (wǔ pái) refers to queueing for matches together, so 双排 is two friends queueing as a pair.
- 拉我 (lā wǒ), literally 'pull me', is how you ask to be invited into a party; you'll also hear 拉我一下 (lā wǒ yī xià), or 拉个人 (lā gè rén) when a team is one short.
- 开麦 (kāi mài) and 闭麦 (bì mài) use 麦 (mài), short for 麦克风 (mài kè fēng, microphone), so they mean turning your mic on and off.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 上线 (shàng xiàn, to come online) and 下线 (xià xiàn, to log off) → think of 上 as getting on and 下 as getting off, as in 上车 (shàng chē) and 下车 (xià chē).
- Using 慢 (màn, slow) to complain about lag → say 卡 (kǎ) or 卡顿 (kǎ dùn), and 延迟高 (yán chí gāo) for high ping.
Mini dialogue
- A今晚一起开黑吗？Jīn wǎn yī qǐ kāi hēi ma?Want to squad up tonight?
- B好啊，你几点上线？Hǎo a, nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng xiàn?Sure, what time are you getting on?
- A八点。我们三个人组队，还差一个。Bā diǎn. Wǒ men sān gè rén zǔ duì, hái chà yī gè.Eight. There are three of us, we're one short.
- B那拉我吧。记得开麦，打字太慢了。Nà lā wǒ ba. Jì de kāi mài, dǎ zì tài màn le.Invite me, then. Remember to turn your mic on, typing is too slow.
- A没问题，就怕我家的网卡顿。Méi wèn tí, jiù pà wǒ jiā de wǎng kǎ dùn.No problem, I just hope my internet doesn't lag.
Example sentences
- 今晚一起开黑吗？Want to squad up tonight?
- 快来组队，还差一个人。Come and join, we're one short.
- 我们俩双排吧。Let's duo queue.
- 周末五排，把大家都叫上。Five-stack at the weekend, get everyone on.
- 拉我一下，我已经上线了。Invite me, I'm online now.
- 你今晚几点上线？What time are you getting on tonight?
- 我妈叫我了，先下线了。My mum's calling me, logging off.
- 开麦说吧，打字太慢了。Turn your mic on, typing is too slow.
- 你那边好吵，先闭麦吧。It's really noisy your end, mute for now.
- 我们开语音一起打。Let's get on voice and play together.
- 加个好友吧，下次一起玩。Add me as a friend, let's play next time.
- 关键时刻我又掉线了！I got disconnected again at the crucial moment!
- 网太差了，一直卡顿。The internet's awful, it keeps lagging.
- 延迟这么高怎么玩？How am I supposed to play with ping this high?
- 等我一下，我去倒杯水。Wait a sec, I'm getting some water.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Playing online with friends speaking island has 8 everyday questions about playing online with friends to prepare your own answers to.