English–Chinese
“mahjong” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinmá jiàng
Example
周末我们去朋友家打麻将吧。zhōu mò wǒ men qù péng yǒu jiā dǎ má jiàng ba
Let's go play mahjong at a friend's house this weekend.
How to say “mahjong” in Chinese
“Mahjong” in Chinese is 麻将 (má jiàng).
A four-player tile game in which players draw, discard, and combine tiles to make a winning hand.
Example sentences with 麻将
比赛结束后，他们在休息室开始打麻将。bǐ sài jié shù hòu tā men zài xiū xī shì kāi shǐ dǎ má jiàng
After the game ended, they started playing mahjong in the lounge.
Tips for using 麻将
- In everyday Mandarin, 打 (dǎ, "hit") commonly describes taking part in a game, so it functions as the usual activity verb before this noun rather than keeping its physical meaning.