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Mahjong Words

Learn Chinese while I play modern-day mahjong with friends.

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你们好nǐmenhǎo,
shì
Jade
Hello, I'm Jade.
今天jīntiān
穿chuān
le
一件yījiàn
红色hóngsè
de
Today I'm wearing a red
深红色shēnhóngsè
de
衣服yīfú
dark red outfit.
红色hóngsè,
红色hóngsè
de
衣服yīfú
Red, red clothing.
因为yīnwèi
yuē
le
朋友péngyǒu
见面jiànmiàn
Because I made plans to meet a friend.
你们nǐmen
猜猜cāicāi
Can you guess
我要wǒyào
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
zuò
什么shénme
ne?
what I'm going to do with my friend?
待会儿dàihuìér
你们nǐmen
jiù
huì
知道zhīdào
le
You'll find out in a bit.
现在xiànzài
zài
电梯diàntī
I'm in the elevator now.
电梯diàntī,
这里zhèlǐ
shì
电梯diàntī
Elevator, this is the elevator.
我要wǒyào
一个yígè
地方dìfāng
I'm going to a place.
我要wǒyào
zhǎo
zhǎo
I'm going to look for it.
今天jīntiān
yuē
le
朋友péngyǒu
麻将májiāng
Today I made plans to play mahjong with a friend.
麻将májiāng
Play mahjong.
这是zhèshì
一个yígè
麻将májiāng
fáng
This is a mahjong room.
麻将májiāng
fáng
Mahjong room.
我们wǒmen
一般yībān
huì
叫做jiàozuò
棋牌qípái
shì
We usually also call it a game room.
棋牌qípái
shì
或者huòzhě
麻将májiāng
fáng
Game room or mahjong room.
麻将májiāng
fáng
Mahjong room.
这里zhèlǐ
yǒu
很多hěnduō
房间fángjiān
There are many rooms here.
shì
麻将májiāng
de
房间fángjiān
They are all rooms for playing mahjong.
所以suǒyǐ
今天jīntiān
我要wǒyào
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
麻将májiāng
So today I'm going to play mahjong with my friend.
麻将májiāng
需要xūyào
四个sìgè
rén
一起yīqǐ
wán
Mahjong is played by four people.
所以suǒyǐ
这个zhègè
房间fángjiān
yǒu
四张sìzhāng
椅子yǐzǐ
So this room has four chairs.
这是zhèshì
椅子yǐzǐ
This is a chair.
椅子yǐzǐ
yǒu
1,
2,
3,
4
There are chairs 1, 2, 3, 4.
总共zǒnggòng
四张sìzhāng
椅子yǐzǐ
Four chairs in total.
因为yīnwèi
麻将májiāng
需要xūyào
四个sìgè
rén
Because playing mahjong requires four people.
除了chúle
椅子yǐzǐ
自动zìdòng
de
麻将机májiāngjī
Besides the chairs and the automatic mahjong table,
还有huányǒu
两张liǎngzhāng
xiǎo
桌子zhuōzǐ
there are also two small tables.
这是zhèshì
桌子zhuōzǐ
This is a table.
桌子zhuōzǐ
shàng
yǒu
shuǐ
There is water on the table.
瓶装píngzhuāng
shuǐ
Bottled water.
píng
One bottle.
两瓶liǎngpíng
Two bottles.
瓶装píngzhuāng
shuǐ
Bottled water.
那边nàbiān
Over there.
yǒu
两瓶liǎngpíng
There are two more bottles there.
两瓶liǎngpíng
瓶装píngzhuāng
shuǐ
Two bottles of water.
除了chúle
shuǐ
Besides water,
还有huányǒu
纸巾zhǐjīn
there are also tissues.
店家diànjiā
还给huángěi
le
纸巾zhǐjīn
The shop owner also provided tissues.
这是zhèshì
空调kōngtiáo
de
遥控器yáokòngqì
This is the air conditioner remote.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
空调kōngtiáo
zài
这里zhèlǐ
The air conditioner is here.
这是zhèshì
空调kōngtiáo
This is the air conditioner.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
可以kěyǐ
chuī
chū
lěng
fēng
de
空调kōngtiáo
An air conditioner that blows cold air.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
zhè
就是jiùshì
操控cāokòng
This is the controller.
操控cāokòng
空调kōngtiáo
de
遥控器yáokòngqì
The remote that controls the air conditioner.
遥控器yáokòngqì
Remote control.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
旁边pángbiān
beside it.
旁边pángbiān
还有huányǒu
一个yígè
垃圾桶lājītǒng
There is also a trash can beside it.
垃圾桶lājītǒng
可以kěyǐ
diū
You can throw away
diū
垃圾lājī
或者huòzhě
rēng
throw away trash, or toss
rēng
垃圾lājī
dào
垃圾桶lājītǒng
里面lǐmiàn
trash into the trash can.
垃圾桶lājītǒng
Trash can.
这是zhèshì
一个yígè
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
This is an automatic mahjong table.
自动zìdòng
de
麻将机májiāngjī
Automatic mahjong table.
自动zìdòng
de
麻将机májiāngjī
Automatic mahjong table.
shì
一个yígè
de
机器jīqì
It's a big machine.
shì
机器jīqì
It's a machine.
这些zhèixiē
就是jiùshì
麻将májiāng
These are the mahjong tiles.
这些zhèixiē
shì
麻将májiāng
These are mahjong tiles.
麻将májiāng
Mahjong tiles.
这个zhègè
机子jīzǐ
This machine
这台zhètái
机子jīzǐ
可以kěyǐ
自动zìdòng
This machine can automatically
自动zìdòng
麻将májiāng
wash the mahjong tiles automatically.
麻将májiāng
Wash the mahjong tiles.
然后ránhòu
它们tāmen
pái
hǎo
Then arrange them neatly.
整齐zhěngqí
Neat.
排列páiliè
整齐zhěngqí
Arranged neatly.
zhè
就是jiùshì
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
This is an automatic mahjong table.
yǒu
le
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
With an automatic mahjong table,
我们wǒmen
jiù
需要xūyào
自己zìjǐ
手动shǒudòng
麻将májiāng
we don't need to wash the tiles by hand ourselves.
现在xiànzài
这些zhèixiē
麻将májiāng
Right now these mahjong tiles
这些zhèixiē
麻将májiāng
shì
luàn
de
these tiles are scattered.
luàn
de
Scattered.
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
可以kěyǐ
àn
一下yīxià
按钮ànniǔ
so we can press a button.
这些zhèixiē
shì
按钮ànniǔ
These are the buttons.
shì
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
de
按钮ànniǔ
They are the buttons on the automatic mahjong table.
我们wǒmen
àn
一下yīxià
We press it.
然后ránhòu
这些zhèixiē
luàn
de
麻将májiāng
tuī
xià
Then push these scattered tiles down.
所有suǒyǒu
麻将májiāng
推下去tuīxiàqù
Push all the tiles down.
麻将májiāng
推下去tuīxiàqù
Push all the tiles down.
ràng
机器jīqì
lái
麻将májiāng
Let the machine wash the tiles.
所有suǒyǒu
麻将májiāng
tuī
le
下去xiàqù,
推下去tuīxiàqù
All the tiles have been pushed down, pushed down.
我们wǒmen
zài
àn
一下yīxià
Then we press it again.
zài
àn
一下yīxià
按钮ànniǔ
Press the button again.
机器jīqì
huì
自动zìdòng
The machine will automatically
自动zìdòng
hǎo
de
麻将májiāng
automatically bring the washed tiles
hǎo
de
麻将májiāng
升上来shēngshànglái
lift the washed tiles up.
这样zhèyàng
我们wǒmen
jiù
yǒu
le
一副yīfù
That way, we have a
一副yīfù
整齐zhěngqí
de
麻将májiāng
set of neatly arranged mahjong tiles.
现在xiànzài
yǒu
le
一副yīfù
整齐zhěngqí
de
麻将májiāng
Now we have a set of neatly arranged mahjong tiles.
机器jīqì
现在xiànzài
zài
里面lǐmiàn
The machine is inside now.
zài
里面lǐmiàn
washing inside.
zài
里面lǐmiàn
麻将májiāng
washing the mahjong tiles inside.
因为yīnwèi
一台yītái
机器jīqì
yǒu
两副liǎngfù
麻将májiāng
Because one machine has two sets of mahjong tiles.
yǒu
两副liǎngfù
麻将májiāng
There are two sets of mahjong tiles.
现在xiànzài
zài
里面lǐmiàn
It's inside now.
zài
里面lǐmiàn
另外lìngwài
一副yīfù
washing the other set inside.
de
朋友péngyǒu
mén
My friends
另外lìngwài
三位sānwèi
朋友péngyǒu
都还没dūhuánméi
dào
The other three friends still haven't arrived.
他们tāmen
现在xiànzài
huán
没有méiyǒu
dào
这里zhèlǐ
They still aren't here yet.
所以suǒyǐ
我要wǒyào
děng
So I have to wait.
děng
他们tāmen
Wait for them.
děng
所有人suǒyǒurén
四个sìgè
rén
dào
le
Wait until all four people have arrived.
cái
可以kěyǐ
开始kāishǐ
麻将májiāng
before we can start playing mahjong.
因为yīnwèi
麻将májiāng
就是jiùshì
yào
四个sìgè
rén
Because mahjong is a game that requires four people
才能cáinéng
开始kāishǐ
wán
de
游戏yóuxì
to be able to start playing.
现在xiànzài
zài
děng
他们tāmen
I'm waiting for them now.
所以suǒyǐ
yǒu
时间shíjiān
可以kěyǐ
xiān
gēn
你们nǐmen
So I have time to first talk to you about
shuō
shuō
麻将májiāng
de
pái
the mahjong tiles.
这些zhèixiē
麻将májiāng
叫做jiàozuò
pái
These mahjong tiles are also called cards.
一张yīzhāng
pái,
两张liǎngzhāng,
三张sānzhāng
One tile, two tiles, three tiles.
它们tāmen
shì
麻将májiāng
They are mahjong tiles.
但是dànshì
我们wǒmen
huì
它们tāmen
叫做jiàozuò
pái
But we also call them tiles.
可以kěyǐ
gěi
你们nǐmen
介绍jièshào
一下yīxià
I can introduce to you
这些zhèixiē
麻将牌májiāngpái
de
中文zhōngwén
怎么zěnme
shuō
how to say these mahjong tiles in Chinese.
zài
中国zhōngguó
大部分dàbùfèn
麻将májiāng
In China, most mahjong sets
shì
yóu
这些zhèixiē
pái
组成zǔchéng
de
are made up of these tiles.
zhè
一排yīpái
叫做jiàozuò
万子wànzǐ
This row is called the characters.
万子wànzǐ
Characters.
因为yīnwèi
它们tāmen
shì
一万yīwàn
Because they are one ten thousand
两万liǎngwàn
two ten thousand
三万sānwàn
three ten thousand
四万sìwàn
four ten thousand
,
liù,
,
,
九万jiǔwàn
five, six, seven, eight, nine ten thousand.
九张jiǔzhāng
万子牌wànzǐpái
Nine character tiles.
所以suǒyǐ
这些zhèixiē
shì
万子wànzǐ
So these are the characters.
wàn,
九万jiǔwàn
Ten thousand, nine ten thousand.
第二排dìèrpái,
zhè
一排yīpái
叫做jiàozuò
tǒng
The second row, this row, is called circles.
比如bǐrú
这是zhèshì
一筒yītǒng
For example, this is one circle.
二筒èrtǒng
two circles.
三筒sāntǒng
three circles.
四筒sìtǒng
four circles.
,
liù,
,
,
九筒jiǔtǒng
five, six, seven, eight, nine circles.
筒子tǒngzǐ,
这些zhèixiē
叫做jiàozuò
筒子tǒngzǐ
pái
Circle tiles, these are called circle tiles.
筒子tǒngzǐ
pái
Circle tiles.
九筒jiǔtǒng
Nine circles.
八筒bātǒng
Eight circles.
七筒qītǒng
Seven circles.
六筒liùtǒng
Six circles.
五筒wǔtǒng
Five circles.
筒子tǒngzǐ
pái
Circle tiles.
它们tāmen
shì
jiǔ,
cóng
一到yīdào
jiǔ
They all go from one to nine.
一万yīwàn
dào
九万jiǔwàn
One ten thousand to nine ten thousand.
一筒yītǒng
dào
九筒jiǔtǒng
One circle to nine circles.
筒子tǒngzǐ
pái
de
上面shàngmiàn
这一牌zhèyīpái
叫做jiàozuò
条子tiáozǐ
The row above the circle tiles is called bamboo.
比如bǐrú
一条yītiáo
For example, one bamboo.
二条èrtiáo
two bamboo.
三条sāntiáo
three bamboo.
四条sìtiáo
four bamboo.
五条wǔtiáo
five bamboo.
六七liùqī
八九bājiǔ
six, seven, eight, nine.
其实qíshí
就是jiùshì
它们tāmen
上面shàngmiàn
de
图案túàn
Actually, it's the patterns on them.
这个zhègè
图案túàn
This pattern.
比如bǐrú
这有zhèyǒu
六个liùgè
tǒng
For example, this has six circles.
圆圈yuánquān
circles.
圆圈yuánquān,
tǒng
circles, circles.
这有zhèyǒu
六个liùgè
There are six here.
所以suǒyǐ
shì
liù
So it's six.
六筒liùtǒng
Six circles.
这有zhèyǒu
一二三四五yīèrsānsìwǔ
liù
There are one, two, three, four, five, six here.
yǒu
六个liùgè
xiǎo
竖条shùtiáo
There are six little bamboo sticks.
一条yītiáo
两条liǎngtiáo
三条sāntiáo
one bamboo, two bamboo, three bamboo.
所以suǒyǐ
shì
六条liùtiáo
So it's six bamboo.
六条liùtiáo
Six bamboo.
zhè
一排yīpái
就是jiùshì
条子tiáozǐ
This row is bamboo.
tiáo
Bamboo.
条子tiáozǐ
pái
Bamboo tiles.
一条yītiáo
dào
九条jiǔtiáo
One bamboo to nine bamboo.
zài
上面shàngmiàn
Above that,
上面shàngmiàn
zhè
一排yīpái
shì
汉字hànzì
The row above is Chinese characters.
这有zhèyǒu
一些yīxiē
汉字hànzì
一个yígè
图案túàn
There are some Chinese characters and a pattern here.
zhè
就是jiùshì
dōng
This is East.
nán
South.
西
West
běi
North
zhōng
Center
因为yīnwèi
这个zhègè
zhōng
de
汉字hànzì
shì
红色hóngsè
de
Because the character in this center tile is red
shì
红色hóngsè
It is red
红色hóngsè
de
zhōng
The red center
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
huì
zhè
张牌zhāngpái
叫做jiàozuò
hóng
zhōng
So we call this tile the red center
红中牌hóngzhōngpái
Red center tile
这是zhèshì
发财fācái
This is the fortune tile
发财fācái
Fortune
这个zhègè
汉字hànzì
shì
发财fācái
de
This character is the fortune character
de
繁体字fántǐzì
The traditional form of the character for "fa"
繁体字fántǐzì
Traditional characters
这是zhèshì
发财fācái
pái
This is the fortune tile
最后zuìhòu
这张zhèzhāng
shì
bái
bǎn
And the last one is the white dragon
白板báibǎn
pái
White dragon tile
我们wǒmen
叫做jiàozuò
白板báibǎn
pái
We call it the white dragon tile
整副zhěngfù
麻将牌májiāngpái
Then the whole mahjong set
基本jīběn
shì
yóu
这些zhèixiē
pái
is basically made up of these tiles
这些zhèixiē
万子wànzǐ
These character tiles
筒子tǒngzǐ
Circle tiles
条子tiáozǐ
汉字hànzì
de
这些zhèixiē
pái
组成zǔchéng
de
and bamboo tiles, along with the character tiles
因为yīnwèi
中国zhōngguó
yǒu
很多hěnduō
城市chéngshì
Because there are many cities in China
每个měigè
城市chéngshì
麻将májiāng
de
规矩guījǔ
and every city has different mahjong customs
规则guīzé
一样yīyàng
the rules are different
所以suǒyǐ
有时候yǒushíhòu
pái
huì
tài
一样yīyàng
so sometimes the tiles are a little different too
比如bǐrú
有些yǒuxiē
rén
麻将májiāng
For example, some people play mahjong
不要búyào
don’t want
不要búyào
这些zhèixiē
汉字hànzì
don’t want these character tiles
不要búyào
这些zhèixiē
yǒu
汉字hànzì
de
pái
don’t want these tiles with characters on them
他们tāmen
只用zhīyòng
这些zhèixiē
they only use these
所以suǒyǐ
zhè
就是jiùshì
麻将májiāng
So this is mahjong
麻将májiāng
de
pái
Mahjong tiles
pái
tile
这是zhèshì
骰子shǎizǐ
This is the dice
骰子tóuzǐ
Dice
zhè
里面lǐmiàn
yǒu
两颗liǎngkē
骰子tóuzǐ
There are two dice in here
yǒu
一个yígè
按钮ànniǔ
There is a button
按钮ànniǔ
Button
àn
一下yīxià
I press it
tóu
roll the dice
tóu
roll the dice
yáo
骰子tóuzǐ
shake the dice
àn
一下yīxià
I press it
骰子tóuzǐ
de
结果jiéguǒ
The result of the dice
然后ránhòu
我要wǒyào
摸牌mōpái
Then I’m going to draw a tile
拿牌nápái
take a tile
cóng
哪里nǎlǐ
开始kāishǐ
Where do we start
现在xiànzài
每个měigè
rén
自己zìjǐ
de
pái
Now everyone takes their own tiles
每人měirén
13
13 per person
13
张牌zhāngpái
13 tiles
tiào
le
duì
duì
It skipped, right?
这些zhèixiē
就是jiùshì
de
pái
These are my tiles
现在xiànzài
轮到lúndào
摸牌mōpái
Now it’s my turn to draw
摸牌mōpái
I draw a tile
一张yīzhāng
pái
jiù
jiào
摸牌mōpái
Taking one tile is called drawing
le
一张yīzhāng
牌要páiyào
chū
After drawing a tile, you have to discard
出掉chūdiào
一张yīzhāng
pái
discard one tile
保持bǎochí
自己zìjǐ
de
pái
shì
13
zhāng
keep your hand at 13 tiles
13
张牌zhāngpái
13 tiles
chū
pái
摸牌mōpái
Discarding and drawing tiles
现在xiànzài
轮到lúndào
de
下家xiàjiā
Now it’s my next player’s turn
chū
pái
discard a tile
他出tāchū
le
一张yīzhāng
三筒sāntǒng
He discarded a 3 of circles
胡牌húpái
le
I won by mahjong
现在xiànzài
de
pái
Now my hand
刚刚gānggāng
le
六索liùsuǒ,
六条liùtiáo,
六条liùtiáo
I just drew a 6 bamboo, 6 bamboo, 6 bamboo
现在xiànzài
de
pái
凑成còuchéng
le
胡牌húpái
de
牌式páishì
Now my hand forms a winning hand pattern
所以suǒyǐ
属于shǔyú
自摸zìmō
So I won by self-draw
自摸zìmō
胡牌húpái
I won by self-draw
zhè
就是jiùshì
胡牌húpái
This is winning mahjong
现在xiànzài
wán
麻将májiāng
le
I’ve finished playing mahjong now
你们nǐmen
猜猜cāicāi
今天jīntiān
shì
yíng
le
还是háishì
shū
le?
Guess whether I won or lost today?
你们nǐmen
huì
麻将májiāng
ma?
Do you play mahjong?
你们nǐmen
xiǎng
学学xuéxué
中国zhōngguó
麻将májiāng
怎么zěnme
ma?
Do you want to learn how to play Chinese mahjong?
可以kěyǐ
zài
下面xiàmiàn
de
评论pínglùn
告诉gàosù
You can tell me in the comments below
谢谢xièxiè
观看guānkàn,
下个xiàgè
视频shìpín
再见zàijiàn
!
Thanks for watching, see you in the next video!
你们nǐmen
huì
麻将májiāng
ma?
Do you play mahjong?
你们nǐmen
xiǎng
.
.
.
Do you want to...
!
Wow!