{"id":8663,"date":"2025-02-24T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=8663"},"modified":"2025-02-24T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:08:57","slug":"learning-chinese-playing-board-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-playing-board-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Chinese by playing board games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-playing-board-games\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/settlers-chinese-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/settlers-chinese-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/settlers-chinese-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/settlers-chinese.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Board games are more than just fun, they\u2019re a powerful way to learn Chinese, boosting vocabulary, fluency, and communication skills!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve used games extensively to learn and teach Chinese, and, at university, I also teach a professional development course for language teachers focusing on how to use games in the language classroom.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to have a closer look at what board games have to offer for learners of Chinese!<\/p>\n<p><em>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/podcast\/\">the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode (#238):<br \/>\n<\/em><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0cOFvJSqr13FozWVmwEXdp?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border-radius:12px;\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<em>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hacking-chinese-podcast\/id1536284827\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5iCRv1jg3j3yJZGJlYVYaO\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EI6cqfJxUmU\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and many other platforms!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Previously on Hacking Chinese<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve written several articles about this already, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/diablo-3-and-starcraft-2-playing-computer-games-in-chinese\/\">how to use computer games to learn Chinese<\/a> (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-with-starcraft-2\/\">a separate article about StarCraft<\/a>), as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/playing-word-games-to-practise-fluency\/\">an article about playing word games to improve oral fluency<\/a>. I have also designed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/escape-text-adventure-game-chinese-learners\/\">text adventure games for learning Chinese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019d like to discuss board games and how they can be used to learn Mandarin. While I have written about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-by-playing-mahjong-%e9%ba%bb%e5%b0%87-majiang\/\">Mahjong \u9ebb\u5c07 (\u00e1ji\u00e0ng), &#8220;mahjong&#8221;<\/a> before, in this article I will focus on playing board games for language learning in general, even if the games themselves are not specifically related to Chinese.<\/p>\n<h3>Why board games are great for language learning<\/h3>\n<p>Board games are great for language learning for several reasons. Naturally, not all of these apply to all games, but by choosing the game carefully, you can get the right mix of features you\u2019re after:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/real-communication-what-it-is-why-you-want-it-and-how-to-get-it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/real-communication-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/real-communication-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/real-communication-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/real-communication-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/real-communication.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Playing board games in Chinese encourages you to focus on meaning and real communication.<\/strong> Students spend much too much time studying vocabulary and grammar for its own sake, and when speaking and writing, teachers encourage them to practice the words they&#8217;ve learnt, but not to practice the language, not to use it to communicate. When playing games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/real-communication-what-it-is-why-you-want-it-and-how-to-get-it\/\">you use Chinese to communicate, which is necessary for effective proficiency development<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Playing board games allows you to repeat words and phrases without being bored.<\/strong> The language used in most board games focuses on a small cross-section of vocabulary. If you play Settlers of Catan in Chinese (\u5361\u5766\u5c9b (k\u01cet\u01cend\u01ceo), &#8220;Catan Island&#8221;), you\u2019ll repeat the resource types \u7f8a\u6bdb (y\u00e1ngm\u00e1o), &#8220;wool&#8221;, \u7164\u77ff (m\u00e9iku\u00e0ng), &#8220;ore&#8221;, \u6728\u6750 (m\u00f9c\u00e1i), &#8220;lumber&#8221;, \u7816\u5934 (zhu\u0101ntou), &#8220;brick&#8221; and \u5c0f\u9ea6 (xi\u01ceom\u00e0i), &#8220;wheat&#8221; until these words become second nature. You will also get good at using words for trading and haggling. A game with money in it will require you to use related vocabulary frequently. There are also many phrases that are common to many games, such as \u8be5\u4f60\u4e86 (g\u0101i n\u01d0 le), &#8220;it&#8217;s your turn&#8221;. See the end of this article for a list of general board game vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/have-fun-or-else\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fun1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Playing board games makes language a tool for fun and entertainment.<\/strong> When playing a game in Chinese, the goal isn\u2019t primarily to learn the language, it\u2019s to have fun, win the game, or both, depending on what kind of player you are. This doesn\u2019t feel like studying at all; instead, you\u2019re using the language to achieve something. You can use your passion for games to read up on the game, understand the rules (in Chinese), and so on. Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/have-fun-or-else\/\">having fun is important<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-learn-chinese-in-the-long-term-with-intrinsic-motivation\/\">long-term motivation is essential for mastery<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-learn-chinese-in-the-long-term-with-intrinsic-motivation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-17948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/motivation-mountain-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/motivation-mountain-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/motivation-mountain-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/motivation-mountain-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/motivation-mountain.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Playing board games is social.<\/strong> Playing games is a good reason to meet other people (most board games do, of course, require more than one participant). While modern board games are not as popular in the Chinese-speaking world as they are in the West, there are still people who enjoy them. There are even caf\u00e9s and clubs dedicated to board games (and I don\u2019t mean only Chinese board games, I mean roughly the same games that are popular in the West). Find them! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-learn-chinese-in-the-long-term-with-intrinsic-motivation\/\">Relatedness is one of the basic psychological needs in one of the most well-researched frameworks for human motivation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/use-the-benefits-of-teaching-to-boost-your-own-learning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7789 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/whiteboard-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Playing board games allows you to teach and instruct others.<\/strong> Talking about games, or explaining the rules, is something that even beginners can do (depending on the game, of course). I remember explaining the rules of Carcassonne (\u5361\u5361\u980c (k\u01cek\u01ces\u00f2ng), &#8220;Carcassonne&#8221;) to fellow students in Chinese during my first semester of learning. I used a lot of gestures and pointing, yes, but it still worked. Explaining your favourite game successfully to a native speaker, or understanding how to play a new game someone has demonstrated in Chinese, is very satisfying! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/use-the-benefits-of-teaching-to-boost-your-own-learning\/\">Teaching is a great way of learning Chinese<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Which board games to play to learn Chinese<\/h3>\n<p>Naturally, your experience will be different depending on what game you play. The most important factor as a second-language learner (apart from whether you think the game is fun, of course) is how important language itself is in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Some games involve little or no language. For example, you can play a game of chess without saying anything apart from \u201ccheck\u201d (\u5c07\u8ecd, ji\u0101ngj\u016bn).<\/p>\n<p>In other games, language is a crucial part of the experience.\u00a0The classic board game Diplomacy (\u5916\u4ea4 (w\u00e0iji\u0101o), &#8220;diplomacy&#8221;) is a good example, as the whole game revolves around talking with other players, forging alliances and planning how to backstab your friends.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, this type of game requires advanced levels of Chinese, whereas chess can be played without knowing a single word. This isn\u2019t meaningless if you like chess, there\u2019s plenty to talk about; it\u2019s just not a requirement to play the game.<\/p>\n<p>For a much more in-depth discussion about games and learning (or teaching) Chinese, check this article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-and-why-to-teach-chinese-through-games\/\">How and why to learn and teach Chinese through games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dZlT9II3aY\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-and-why-to-teach-chinese-through-games\/\">How and why to learn and teach Chinese through games<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How and why to learn and teach Chinese through games&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-and-why-to-teach-chinese-through-games\/embed\/#?secret=0gmoiOl9gR#?secret=dZlT9II3aY\" data-secret=\"dZlT9II3aY\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>You need a source of proper language to play<\/h3>\n<p>When you play a game in Chinese, you need a good source for vocabulary and sometimes grammar. This will differ from game to game, so it\u2019s hard to compile a complete list of useful words, but I have tried to gather generally useful words at the end of this article.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a native speaker around, that\u2019s, of course, ideal, but even if you don\u2019t, you can still play because the rulebook is an excellent source of vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest that you start with a game you already know how to play in your native language, then read the Chinese rules (it should be possible to find these online if it\u2019s a relatively popular game, or you can buy something locally) and extract all the language you need from there. You will internalise the vocabulary, sentence patterns and so on by playing the game.<\/p>\n<p>For popular games, you can also find instructions in Chinese online. For example, in my article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-by-playing-mahjong-%e9%ba%bb%e5%b0%87-majiang\/\">Mahjong \u9ebb\u5c07 (m\u00e1ji\u00e0ng)<\/a>, I have included videos about the game. I also included the vocabulary you need to play the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qHITOrhkoT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-by-playing-mahjong-%e9%ba%bb%e5%b0%87-majiang\/\">Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (\u9ebb\u5c06, m\u00e1ji\u00e0ng)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (\u9ebb\u5c06, m\u00e1ji\u00e0ng)&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-chinese-by-playing-mahjong-%e9%ba%bb%e5%b0%87-majiang\/embed\/#?secret=Vcii4QFXGs#?secret=qHITOrhkoT\" data-secret=\"qHITOrhkoT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are the rules for Settlers of Catan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OA5TZjfYGe\">Simplified Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phantasiatw.pixnet.net\/blog\/post\/117197942-\u5361\u5766\u5cf6\u57fa\u672c\u7248-\u898f\u5247+%e5%bf%83%e5%be%97\">Traditional Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Video about playing board games in Chinese<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/skritter-review-boosting-your-character-learning\/\">Skritter<\/a> has produced <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L1HaXkzPSxE\">an awesome video<\/a> based on this article. You can check it out below. It also contains some language you might need!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1HaXkzPSxE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Learning Chinese by playing board games<\/h3>\n<p>I have played a number of games in Chinese and explained many more (because I\u2019ve introduced them to Chinese-speaking exchange students in Sweden). This has been great fun and also a great way to learn and reinforce vocabulary and grammar.<\/p>\n<p>Have you played any board games in Chinese? How did it go? Have you introduced any of your favourite games to your Chinese-speaking friends? Give it a try!<\/p>\n<h3>Vocabulary for playing board games in Chinese<\/h3>\n<h4>General terms<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Simplified<\/th>\n<th>Traditional<\/th>\n<th>Pinyin<\/th>\n<th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u684c\u6e38<\/td>\n<td>\u684c\u904a<\/td>\n<td>zhu\u014dy\u00f3u<\/td>\n<td>board game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8272\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>\u8272\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>sh\u01ceizi<\/td>\n<td>dice (also \u9ab0\u5b50, t\u00f3uzi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u63b7\u8272\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>\u64f2\u8272\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>zh\u00ec sh\u01ceizi<\/td>\n<td>roll dice (also \u9ab0\u5b50, t\u00f3uzi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u68cb\u76d8<\/td>\n<td>\u68cb\u76e4<\/td>\n<td>q\u00edp\u00e1n<\/td>\n<td>board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u68cb\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>\u68cb\u5b50<\/td>\n<td>q\u00edz\u01d0<\/td>\n<td>counter, piece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u961f<\/td>\n<td>\u968a<\/td>\n<td>du\u00ec<\/td>\n<td>team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e00\u540d<\/td>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e00\u540d<\/td>\n<td>d\u00ec y\u012b m\u00edng<\/td>\n<td>irst place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e8c\u540d<\/td>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e8c\u540d<\/td>\n<td>d\u00ec \u00e8r m\u00edng<\/td>\n<td>second place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8f6e\u5230<\/td>\n<td>\u8f2a\u5230<\/td>\n<td>l\u00fand\u00e0o<\/td>\n<td>turn (to the next player)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u5f00\u59cb<\/td>\n<td>\u958b\u59cb<\/td>\n<td>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/td>\n<td>start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u505c\u6b62<\/td>\n<td>\u505c\u6b62<\/td>\n<td>t\u00edngzh\u01d0<\/td>\n<td>stop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u7ee7\u7eed<\/td>\n<td>\u7e7c\u7e8c<\/td>\n<td>j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/td>\n<td>continue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8ba1\u65f6\u5668<\/td>\n<td>\u8a08\u6642\u5668<\/td>\n<td>j\u00ecsh\u00edq\u00ec<\/td>\n<td>timer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Game actions<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Simplified<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Traditional<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u629b\u786c\u5e01<\/td>\n<td>\u62cb\u786c\u5e63<\/td>\n<td>p\u0101o y\u00ecngb\u00ec<\/td>\n<td>flip a coin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u77f3\u5934\u526a\u5200\u5e03<\/td>\n<td>\u77f3\u982d\u526a\u5200\u5e03<\/td>\n<td>sh\u00edtou ji\u01cend\u0101o b\u00f9<\/td>\n<td>rock paper scissors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u987a\u65f6\u9488<\/td>\n<td>\u9806\u6642\u91dd<\/td>\n<td>sh\u00f9nsh\u00edzh\u0113n<\/td>\n<td>clockwise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u9006\u65f6\u9488<\/td>\n<td>\u9006\u6642\u91dd<\/td>\n<td>n\u00ecsh\u00edzh\u0113n<\/td>\n<td>counterclockwise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u51cf\u4e00\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u6e1b\u4e00\u5206<\/td>\n<td>ji\u01cen y\u012b f\u0113n<\/td>\n<td>minus one point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u52a0\u4e00\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u52a0\u4e00\u5206<\/td>\n<td>ji\u0101 y\u012b f\u0113n<\/td>\n<td>add one point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u5f97\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u5f97\u5206<\/td>\n<td>d\u00e9 f\u0113n<\/td>\n<td>gain points; score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6d17\u724c<\/td>\n<td>\u6d17\u724c<\/td>\n<td>x\u01d0p\u00e1i<\/td>\n<td>shuffle; mix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u53d1\u724c<\/td>\n<td>\u767c\u724c<\/td>\n<td>f\u0101p\u00e1i<\/td>\n<td>deal (cards)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6362\u724c<\/td>\n<td>\u63db\u724c<\/td>\n<td>hu\u00e0np\u00e1i<\/td>\n<td>swap cards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u52a0\u603b<\/td>\n<td>\u52a0\u7e3d<\/td>\n<td>ji\u0101z\u01d2ng<\/td>\n<td>add up (the points) \/ The total (score)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e00\u56de\u5408<\/td>\n<td>\u7b2c\u4e00\u56de\u5408<\/td>\n<td>d\u00ec y\u012b hu\u00edh\u00e9<\/td>\n<td>round one; the first round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u5408\u8ba1<\/td>\n<td>\u5408\u8a08<\/td>\n<td>h\u00e9j\u00ec<\/td>\n<td>total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Some useful phrases<\/h4>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Simplified<\/th>\n<th>Traditional<\/th>\n<th>Pinyin<\/th>\n<th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody><!-- Existing phrases from before --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>\u9762\u671d\u4e0b<\/td>\n<td>\u9762\u671d\u4e0b<\/td>\n<td>mi\u00e0n ch\u00e1o xi\u00e0<\/td>\n<td>face down (on the table)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u9762\u671d\u4e0a<\/td>\n<td>\u9762\u671d\u4e0a<\/td>\n<td>mi\u00e0n ch\u00e1o sh\u00e0ng<\/td>\n<td>face up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u62ff\u4e00\u5f20\u724c<\/td>\n<td>\u62ff\u4e00\u5f35\u724c<\/td>\n<td>n\u00e1 y\u012b zh\u0101ng p\u00e1i<\/td>\n<td>take one card (also \u6478\u4e00\u5f20\u724c)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8f6e\u5230\u8c01\u4e86\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u8f2a\u5230\u8ab0\u4e86\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>l\u00fand\u00e0o sh\u00e9i le?<\/td>\n<td>Whose turn is 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move?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6211\u7684\u56de\u5408\u7ed3\u675f\u4e86\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u6211\u7684\u56de\u5408\u7d50\u675f\u4e86\u3002<\/td>\n<td>w\u01d2 de hu\u00edh\u00e9 ji\u00e9sh\u00f9 le.<\/td>\n<td>My turn is over.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4e0d\u51c6\u4f5c\u5f0a\uff01<\/td>\n<td>\u4e0d\u6e96\u4f5c\u5f0a\uff01<\/td>\n<td>b\u00f9 zh\u01d4n zu\u00f2b\u00ec!<\/td>\n<td>No cheating!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4f60\u80fd\u518d\u89e3\u91ca\u4e00\u6b21\u5417\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u4f60\u80fd\u518d\u89e3\u91cb\u4e00\u6b21\u55ce\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>n\u01d0 n\u00e9ng z\u00e0i ji\u011bsh\u00ec y\u00ed c\u00ec ma?<\/td>\n<td>Can you explain that again?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4ed82\u4e2a\u786c\u5e01\u7ed9\u94f6\u884c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u4ed82\u500b\u786c\u5e63\u7d66\u9280\u884c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>f\u00f9 li\u01ceng g\u00e8 y\u00ecngb\u00ec g\u011bi y\u00ednh\u00e1ng.<\/td>\n<td>Pay 2 coins to the 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agree?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4f60\u6709\u6728\u5934\u3001\u7816\u5757\u7b49\u7b49\u5417\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u4f60\u6709\u6728\u982d\u3001\u78da\u584a\u7b49\u7b49\u55ce\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>n\u01d0 y\u01d2u m\u00f9tou, zhu\u0101nku\u00e0i d\u011bngd\u011bng ma?<\/td>\n<td>Do you have any wood\/brick\/etc.?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u518d\u63b7\u4e00\u6b21\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u518d\u64f2\u4e00\u6b21\u3002<\/td>\n<td>z\u00e0i zh\u00ec y\u012b c\u00ec.<\/td>\n<td>Roll again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4f60\u60f3\u4ea4\u6613\u8d44\u6e90\u5417\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u4f60\u60f3\u4ea4\u6613\u8cc7\u6e90\u55ce\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>n\u01d0 xi\u01ceng ji\u0101oy\u00ec z\u012byu\u00e1n ma?<\/td>\n<td>Do you want to trade resources?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6d17\u4e00\u4e0b\u724c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u6d17\u4e00\u4e0b\u724c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>x\u01d0 y\u00edxi\u00e0 p\u00e1i.<\/td>\n<td>Shuffle the cards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u90a3\u8fdd\u53cd\u89c4\u5219\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u90a3\u9055\u53cd\u898f\u5247\u3002<\/td>\n<td>n\u00e0 w\u00e9if\u01cen gu\u012bz\u00e9.<\/td>\n<td>That\u2019s against the rules.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6e38\u620f\u73b0\u5728\u7ed3\u675f\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u904a\u6232\u73fe\u5728\u7d50\u675f\u3002<\/td>\n<td>y\u00f3ux\u00ec xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i ji\u00e9sh\u00f9.<\/td>\n<td>The game ends now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6211\u8be5\u600e\u4e48\u505a\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u6211\u8a72\u600e\u9ebc\u505a\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>w\u01d2 g\u0101i z\u011bnme zu\u00f2?<\/td>\n<td>How do I do this?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4f60\u6709\u591a\u5c11\u5206\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u4f60\u6709\u591a\u5c11\u5206\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>n\u01d0 y\u01d2u du\u014dsh\u01ceo f\u0113n?<\/td>\n<td>How many points do you 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pass.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7b26\u53f7\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u9019\u500b\u7b26\u865f\u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\u610f\u601d\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>zh\u00e8ge f\u00fah\u00e0o sh\u00ec sh\u00e9nme y\u00ecsi?<\/td>\n<td>What does this symbol mean?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6211\u4ea4\u6362\u8d44\u6e90\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u6211\u4ea4\u63db\u8cc7\u6e90\u3002<\/td>\n<td>w\u01d2 ji\u0101ohu\u00e0n z\u012byu\u00e1n.<\/td>\n<td>I\u2019ll exchange resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u4e0b\u4e00\u6b65\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u4e0b\u4e00\u6b65\u505a\u4ec0\u9ebc\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>xi\u00e0 y\u012bb\u00f9 zu\u00f2 sh\u00e9nme?<\/td>\n<td>What\u2019s the next step?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6211\u51fa\u8fd9\u5f20\u724c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u6211\u51fa\u9019\u5f35\u724c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>w\u01d2 ch\u016b zh\u00e8 zh\u0101ng p\u00e1i.<\/td>\n<td>I\u2019ll play this card.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u8c01\u5148\u5f00\u59cb\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>\u8ab0\u5148\u958b\u59cb\uff1f<\/td>\n<td>sh\u00e9i xi\u0101n k\u0101ish\u01d0?<\/td>\n<td>Who goes first?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u6211\u628a\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7559\u5230\u4e4b\u540e\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u6211\u628a\u9019\u500b\u7559\u5230\u4e4b\u5f8c\u3002<\/td>\n<td>w\u01d2 b\u01ce zh\u00e8ge li\u00fa d\u00e0o zh\u012bh\u00f2u.<\/td>\n<td>I\u2019m saving this for later.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em><strong>Editors note:<\/strong> This article, originally published in 2016, was rewritten from scratch and massively updated in February 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board games are more than just fun, they\u2019re a powerful way to learn Chinese, boosting vocabulary, fluency, and communication 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