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Mahjong &Chinese
Learn Chinese through play
Mahjong is more than a game – it is a piece of everyday Chinese culture. In this workshop you learn the basic rules of Chinese mahjong step by step, together with the typical Chinese expressions used right at the table.
Discover the workshop
Play
Understand the basic rules of Chinese mahjong.
Speak
Use Chinese words and short phrases while you play.
Experience culture
Get to know mahjong as part of everyday Chinese life and game culture.
Chinese you use straight away
We learn these words and expressions and use them right at the table:
摸
draw a tile
打
discard a tile
吃
take a tile for a sequence
碰
make a triplet
杠
make a quad
胡了！
I've won!
Step by step to your first game
No prior knowledge of mahjong or Chinese needed – everyone is welcome!
- 1Getting to know the tiles
- 2Building the wall & dealing
- 3Playing and speaking
摸 · 打 · 吃 · 碰 · 杠
- 4胡了！
Your first game
现在，开始打麻将吧！
Learn Chinese, play together and discover Chinese culture in a new way.
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