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扑克牌

pū kè pái

3-character word Traditional 撲克牌 Measure word 副

What 扑克牌 means

1. poker (card game)
2. playing card

The characters in 扑克牌

• 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies
• 克kèto be able to; to subdue; to restrain
• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card

Example sentences

• 他是一个扑克牌高手。
  Tā shì yī gè pūkèpái gāoshǒu.
  He is very good at poker.
• 把扑克牌放在橡木桌上。
  Bǎ pūkèpái fàng zài xiàngmù zhuō shàng.
  Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.
• 把一叠扑克牌的排列次序背熟，虽然绝不是一件易事，却也不是没有可能的。
  Bǎ yī dié pūkèpái de páiliè cìxù bèi shú, suīrán jué bù shì yī jiàn yì shì, què yě bù shì méiyǒu kěnéng de.
  Memorizing the order of a deck of playing cards is definitely not easy, but it's not impossible.

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