扑克 pūkè poker (game) (loanword)
poker (game) (loanword); playing cards
How to remember 扑克: 扑 to attack + 克 gram = poker (game) (loanword).
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How it is used
- Loanword from English 'poker' - 打扑克 (dǎ pūkè) to play cards; 扑克牌 (pūkèpái) playing cards.
- In everyday use it often means playing cards in general (the deck), not only the game poker.
- Casual register; 一副扑克 (yī fù pūkè) a deck of cards (measure word 副, fù).
Example sentences
- 我们用了一整天打扑克。 Wǒmen yòng le yīzhěngtiān dǎpūkè.We played poker the entire day.