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Mahjong Words

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

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你们好nǐmenhǎo,
我wǒ
是shì
Jade
Hello, I'm Jade.
今天jīntiān
我wǒ
穿chuān
了le
一件yījiàn
红色hóngsè
的de
Today I'm wearing a red
深红色shēnhóngsè
的de
衣服yīfú
dark red outfit.
红色hóngsè,
红色hóngsè
的de
衣服yīfú
Red, red clothing.
因为yīnwèi
我wǒ
约yuē
了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
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
做zuò
什么shénme
呢ne?
what I'm going to do with my friend?
待会儿dàihuìér
你们nǐmen
就jiù
会huì
知道zhīdào
了le
You'll find out in a bit.
我wǒ
现在xiànzài
在zài
电梯diàntī
I'm in the elevator now.
电梯diàntī,
这里zhèlǐ
是shì
电梯diàntī
Elevator, this is the elevator.
我要wǒyào
去qù
一个yígè
地方dìfāng
I'm going to a place.
我要wǒyào
找zhǎo
一yī
找zhǎo
I'm going to look for it.
今天jīntiān
我wǒ
约yuē
了le
朋友péngyǒu
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
Today I made plans to play mahjong with a friend.
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
Play mahjong.
这是zhèshì
一个yígè
麻将májiāng
房fáng
This is a mahjong room.
麻将májiāng
房fáng
Mahjong room.
我们wǒmen
一般yībān
也yě
会huì
叫做jiàozuò
棋牌qípái
室shì
We usually also call it a game room.
棋牌qípái
室shì
或者huòzhě
麻将májiāng
房fáng
Game room or mahjong room.
麻将májiāng
房fáng
Mahjong room.
这里zhèlǐ
有yǒu
很多hěnduō
个gè
房间fángjiān
There are many rooms here.
都dū
是shì
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
的de
房间fángjiān
They are all rooms for playing mahjong.
所以suǒyǐ
今天jīntiān
我要wǒyào
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
So today I'm going to play mahjong with my friend.
麻将májiāng
需要xūyào
四个sìgè
人rén
一起yīqǐ
玩wán
Mahjong is played by four people.
所以suǒyǐ
这个zhègè
房间fángjiān
有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
有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
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
需要xūyào
四个sìgè
人rén
Because playing mahjong requires four people.
除了chúle
椅子yǐzǐ
、
自动zìdòng
的de
麻将机májiāngjī
Besides the chairs and the automatic mahjong table,
还有huányǒu
两张liǎngzhāng
小xiǎo
桌子zhuōzǐ
there are also two small tables.
这是zhèshì
桌子zhuōzǐ
This is a table.
桌子zhuōzǐ
上shàng
有yǒu
水shuǐ
There is water on the table.
瓶装píngzhuāng
水shuǐ
Bottled water.
一yī
瓶píng
One bottle.
两瓶liǎngpíng
Two bottles.
瓶装píngzhuāng
水shuǐ
Bottled water.
那边nàbiān
Over there.
也yě
有yǒu
两瓶liǎngpíng
There are two more bottles there.
两瓶liǎngpíng
瓶装píngzhuāng
水shuǐ
Two bottles of water.
除了chúle
水shuǐ
Besides water,
还有huányǒu
纸巾zhǐjīn
there are also tissues.
店家diànjiā
还给huángěi
了le
纸巾zhǐjīn
The shop owner also provided tissues.
这是zhèshì
空调kōngtiáo
的de
遥控器yáokòngqì
This is the air conditioner remote.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
空调kōngtiáo
在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
吹chuī
出chū
冷lěng
风fēng
的de
空调kōngtiáo
An air conditioner that blows cold air.
空调kōngtiáo
Air conditioner.
这zhè
就是jiùshì
操控cāokòng
This is the controller.
操控cāokòng
空调kōngtiáo
的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
丢diū
You can throw away
丢diū
垃圾lājī
或者huòzhě
扔rēng
throw away trash, or toss
扔rēng
垃圾lājī
到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
的de
麻将机májiāngjī
Automatic mahjong table.
自动zìdòng
的de
麻将机májiāngjī
Automatic mahjong table.
它tā
是shì
一个yígè
大dà
的de
机器jīqì
It's a big machine.
是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
是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
洗xǐ
麻将májiāng
wash the mahjong tiles automatically.
洗xǐ
麻将májiāng
Wash the mahjong tiles.
然后ránhòu
把bǎ
它们tāmen
排pái
好hǎo
Then arrange them neatly.
整齐zhěngqí
Neat.
排列páiliè
整齐zhěngqí
Arranged neatly.
这zhè
就是jiùshì
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
This is an automatic mahjong table.
有yǒu
了le
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
With an automatic mahjong table,
我们wǒmen
就jiù
不bù
需要xūyào
自己zìjǐ
手动shǒudòng
洗xǐ
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
是shì
乱luàn
的de
these tiles are scattered.
乱luàn
的de
Scattered.
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
可以kěyǐ
按àn
一下yīxià
按钮ànniǔ
so we can press a button.
这些zhèixiē
是shì
按钮ànniǔ
These are the buttons.
是shì
自动zìdòng
麻将机májiāngjī
的de
按钮ànniǔ
They are the buttons on the automatic mahjong table.
我们wǒmen
按àn
一下yīxià
We press it.
然后ránhòu
把bǎ
这些zhèixiē
乱luàn
的de
麻将májiāng
推tuī
下xià
去qù
Then push these scattered tiles down.
把bǎ
所有suǒyǒu
麻将májiāng
推下去tuīxiàqù
Push all the tiles down.
把bǎ
麻将májiāng
都dū
推下去tuīxiàqù
Push all the tiles down.
让ràng
机器jīqì
来lái
洗xǐ
麻将májiāng
Let the machine wash the tiles.
所有suǒyǒu
麻将májiāng
都dū
推tuī
了le
下去xiàqù,
推下去tuīxiàqù
All the tiles have been pushed down, pushed down.
我们wǒmen
再zài
按àn
一下yīxià
Then we press it again.
再zài
按àn
一下yīxià
按钮ànniǔ
Press the button again.
机器jīqì
会huì
自动zìdòng
The machine will automatically
自动zìdòng
把bǎ
洗xǐ
好hǎo
的de
麻将májiāng
automatically bring the washed tiles
把bǎ
洗xǐ
好hǎo
的de
麻将májiāng
升上来shēngshànglái
lift the washed tiles up.
这样zhèyàng
我们wǒmen
就jiù
有yǒu
了le
一副yīfù
That way, we have a
一副yīfù
整齐zhěngqí
的de
麻将májiāng
set of neatly arranged mahjong tiles.
现在xiànzài
有yǒu
了le
一副yīfù
整齐zhěngqí
的de
麻将májiāng
Now we have a set of neatly arranged mahjong tiles.
机器jīqì
现在xiànzài
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
The machine is inside now.
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
洗xǐ
washing inside.
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
洗xǐ
麻将májiāng
washing the mahjong tiles inside.
因为yīnwèi
一台yītái
机器jīqì
有yǒu
两副liǎngfù
麻将májiāng
Because one machine has two sets of mahjong tiles.
有yǒu
两副liǎngfù
麻将májiāng
There are two sets of mahjong tiles.
它tā
现在xiànzài
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
It's inside now.
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
洗xǐ
另外lìngwài
一副yīfù
washing the other set inside.
我wǒ
的de
朋友péngyǒu
们mén
My friends
另外lìngwài
三位sānwèi
朋友péngyǒu
都还没dūhuánméi
到dào
The other three friends still haven't arrived.
他们tāmen
现在xiànzài
还huán
没有méiyǒu
到dào
这里zhèlǐ
They still aren't here yet.
所以suǒyǐ
我要wǒyào
等děng
So I have to wait.
等děng
他们tāmen
Wait for them.
等děng
所有人suǒyǒurén
四个sìgè
人rén
都dū
到dào
齐qí
了le
Wait until all four people have arrived.
才cái
可以kěyǐ
开始kāishǐ
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
before we can start playing mahjong.
因为yīnwèi
麻将májiāng
就是jiùshì
要yào
四个sìgè
人rén
Because mahjong is a game that requires four people
才能cáinéng
开始kāishǐ
玩wán
的de
游戏yóuxì
to be able to start playing.
我wǒ
现在xiànzài
在zài
等děng
他们tāmen
I'm waiting for them now.
所以suǒyǐ
我wǒ
有yǒu
时间shíjiān
可以kěyǐ
先xiān
跟gēn
你们nǐmen
So I have time to first talk to you about
说shuō
一yī
说shuō
麻将májiāng
的de
牌pái
the mahjong tiles.
这些zhèixiē
麻将májiāng
也yě
叫做jiàozuò
牌pái
These mahjong tiles are also called cards.
一张yīzhāng
牌pái,
两张liǎngzhāng,
三张sānzhāng
One tile, two tiles, three tiles.
它们tāmen
是shì
麻将májiāng
They are mahjong tiles.
但是dànshì
我们wǒmen
也yě
会huì
把bǎ
它们tāmen
叫做jiàozuò
牌pái
But we also call them tiles.
我wǒ
可以kěyǐ
给gěi
你们nǐmen
介绍jièshào
一下yīxià
I can introduce to you
这些zhèixiē
麻将牌májiāngpái
的de
中文zhōngwén
怎么zěnme
说shuō
how to say these mahjong tiles in Chinese.
在zài
中国zhōngguó
大部分dàbùfèn
麻将májiāng
In China, most mahjong sets
都dū
是shì
由yóu
这些zhèixiē
牌pái
组成zǔchéng
的de
are made up of these tiles.
这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
是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
五wǔ,
六liù,
七qī,
八bā,
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
是shì
万子wànzǐ
So these are the characters.
万wàn,
九万jiǔwàn
Ten thousand, nine ten thousand.
第二排dìèrpái,
这zhè
一排yīpái
叫做jiàozuò
筒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.
五wǔ,
六liù,
七qī,
八bā,
九筒jiǔtǒng
five, six, seven, eight, nine circles.
筒子tǒngzǐ,
这些zhèixiē
叫做jiàozuò
筒子tǒngzǐ
牌pái
Circle tiles, these are called circle tiles.
筒子tǒngzǐ
牌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
牌pái
Circle tiles.
它们tāmen
都dū
是shì
九jiǔ,
从cóng
一到yīdào
九jiǔ
They all go from one to nine.
一万yīwàn
到dào
九万jiǔwàn
One ten thousand to nine ten thousand.
一筒yītǒng
到dào
九筒jiǔtǒng
One circle to nine circles.
筒子tǒngzǐ
牌pái
的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
的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
筒tǒng
For example, this has six circles.
圆圈yuánquān
circles.
圆圈yuánquān,
筒tǒng
circles, circles.
这有zhèyǒu
六个liùgè
There are six here.
所以suǒyǐ
它tā
是shì
六liù
So it's six.
六筒liùtǒng
Six circles.
这有zhèyǒu
一二三四五yīèrsānsìwǔ
六liù
There are one, two, three, four, five, six here.
有yǒu
六个liùgè
小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
它tā
是shì
六条liùtiáo
So it's six bamboo.
六条liùtiáo
Six bamboo.
这zhè
一排yīpái
就是jiùshì
条子tiáozǐ
This row is bamboo.
条tiáo
Bamboo.
条子tiáozǐ
牌pái
Bamboo tiles.
一条yītiáo
到dào
九条jiǔtiáo
One bamboo to nine bamboo.
再zài
上面shàngmiàn
Above that,
上面shàngmiàn
这zhè
一排yīpái
是shì
汉字hànzì
The row above is Chinese characters.
这有zhèyǒu
一些yīxiē
汉字hànzì
和hé
一个yígè
图案túàn
There are some Chinese characters and a pattern here.
这zhè
就是jiùshì
东dōng
This is East.
南nán
South.
西xī
West
北běi
North
中zhōng
Center
因为yīnwèi
这个zhègè
中zhōng
的de
汉字hànzì
是shì
红色hóngsè
的de
Because the character in this center tile is red
它tā
是shì
红色hóngsè
It is red
红色hóngsè
的de
中zhōng
The red center
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
会huì
把bǎ
这zhè
张牌zhāngpái
叫做jiàozuò
红hóng
中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
是shì
发财fācái
的de
This character is the fortune character
发fā
的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
牌pái
This is the fortune tile
最后zuìhòu
这张zhèzhāng
是shì
白bái
板bǎn
And the last one is the white dragon
白板báibǎn
牌pái
White dragon tile
我们wǒmen
叫做jiàozuò
白板báibǎn
牌pái
We call it the white dragon tile
那nà
整副zhěngfù
麻将牌májiāngpái
Then the whole mahjong set
基本jīběn
是shì
由yóu
这些zhèixiē
牌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
和hé
汉字hànzì
的de
这些zhèixiē
牌pái
组成zǔchéng
的de
and bamboo tiles, along with the character tiles
因为yīnwèi
中国zhōngguó
有yǒu
很多hěnduō
城市chéngshì
Because there are many cities in China
每个měigè
城市chéngshì
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
的de
规矩guījǔ
and every city has different mahjong customs
规则guīzé
不bù
一样yīyàng
the rules are different
所以suǒyǐ
有时候yǒushíhòu
牌pái
也yě
会huì
不bù
太tài
一样yīyàng
so sometimes the tiles are a little different too
比如bǐrú
有些yǒuxiē
人rén
打dǎ
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
有yǒu
汉字hànzì
的de
牌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
这zhè
就是jiùshì
麻将májiāng
So this is mahjong
麻将májiāng
的de
牌pái
Mahjong tiles
牌pái
tile
这是zhèshì
骰子shǎizǐ
This is the dice
骰子tóuzǐ
Dice
这zhè
里面lǐmiàn
有yǒu
两颗liǎngkē
骰子tóuzǐ
There are two dice in here
有yǒu
一个yígè
按钮ànniǔ
There is a button
按钮ànniǔ
Button
我wǒ
按àn
一下yīxià
I press it
打dǎ
骰tóu
roll the dice
打dǎ
骰tóu
roll the dice
摇yáo
骰子tóuzǐ
shake the dice
我wǒ
按àn
一下yīxià
I press it
骰子tóuzǐ
的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
从cóng
哪里nǎlǐ
开始kāishǐ
Where do we start
现在xiànzài
每个měigè
人rén
拿ná
自己zìjǐ
的de
牌pái
Now everyone takes their own tiles
每人měirén
13
13 per person
13
张牌zhāngpái
13 tiles
跳tiào
了le
对duì
不bù
对duì
It skipped, right?
这些zhèixiē
就是jiùshì
我wǒ
的de
牌pái
These are my tiles
现在xiànzài
轮到lúndào
我wǒ
摸牌mōpái
Now it’s my turn to draw
我wǒ
摸牌mōpái
I draw a tile
拿ná
一张yīzhāng
牌pái
就jiù
叫jiào
摸牌mōpái
Taking one tile is called drawing
摸mō
了le
一张yīzhāng
牌要páiyào
出chū
After drawing a tile, you have to discard
出掉chūdiào
一张yīzhāng
牌pái
discard one tile
保持bǎochí
自己zìjǐ
的de
牌pái
是shì
13
张zhāng
keep your hand at 13 tiles
13
张牌zhāngpái
13 tiles
出chū
牌pái
和hé
摸牌mōpái
Discarding and drawing tiles
现在xiànzài
轮到lúndào
我wǒ
的de
下家xiàjiā
Now it’s my next player’s turn
出chū
牌pái
discard a tile
他出tāchū
了le
一张yīzhāng
三筒sāntǒng
He discarded a 3 of circles
我wǒ
胡牌húpái
了le
I won by mahjong
现在xiànzài
我wǒ
的de
牌pái
Now my hand
我wǒ
刚刚gānggāng
摸mō
了le
六索liùsuǒ,
六条liùtiáo,
六条liùtiáo
I just drew a 6 bamboo, 6 bamboo, 6 bamboo
现在xiànzài
我wǒ
的de
牌pái
凑成còuchéng
了le
胡牌húpái
的de
牌式páishì
Now my hand forms a winning hand pattern
所以suǒyǐ
我wǒ
属于shǔyú
自摸zìmō
So I won by self-draw
我wǒ
自摸zìmō
胡牌húpái
I won by self-draw
这zhè
就是jiùshì
胡牌húpái
This is winning mahjong
我wǒ
现在xiànzài
打dǎ
完wán
麻将májiāng
了le
I’ve finished playing mahjong now
你们nǐmen
猜猜cāicāi
我wǒ
今天jīntiān
是shì
赢yíng
了le
还是háishì
输shū
了le?
Guess whether I won or lost today?
你们nǐmen
会huì
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
吗ma?
Do you play mahjong?
你们nǐmen
想xiǎng
学学xuéxué
中国zhōngguó
麻将májiāng
怎么zěnme
打dǎ
吗ma?
Do you want to learn how to play Chinese mahjong?
可以kěyǐ
在zài
下面xiàmiàn
的de
评论pínglùn
区qū
告诉gàosù
我wǒ
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
会huì
打dǎ
麻将májiāng
吗ma?
Do you play mahjong?
你们nǐmen
想xiǎng
.
.
.
Do you want to...
哇wā
!
Wow!