搓麻将 (搓麻將)
cuō má jiàng
Pinyin

Definition

搓麻将 (搓麻將)
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cuō má jiàng
  1. to play mahjong

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

搓
cuō
  1. 1 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
  2. 2 to twist
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 副 fù
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense

Idioms (8)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies

Sample Sentences

还有通宵打牌搓麻将。难得放回假，轻松没捞到，还累了个半死，真划不来！
háiyǒu tōngxiāo dǎpái cuō májiàng 。nándé fàng huí jiǎ ，qīngsōng méi lāodào ，hái lèi le ge bàn sǐ ，zhēn huábulái ！
Also, there's playing cards and mahjong all night. It's not an easy vacation. There's no time to relax. It's so exhausting that it almost kills you. It's really not worth it!
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