上家 (shǎng) — (in games) the player whose turn comes just before yours; (more generally) the person seated immediately to one's left
Definition
In card or mahjong play, 上家 is the player who plays just before you — literally the 'upper house' in the seating order. The opposite side is 下家, the player who plays after you.
noun
(in games) the player whose turn comes just before yours(more generally) the person seated immediately to one's left
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，上家。Dǎ má jiàng de shí hou, wǒ shǎng dǎ le yì zhāng jiǔ tiáo.When playing mahjong, the player before me played a nine of bamboos.
- ，。Nǐ zhù yì kàn shǎng chū de pái, kě néng huì cāi dào tā yào shén me.Pay attention to the tile the previous player discards — you might guess what they want.
- ，上家。Zài pái zhuō shàng, shǎng wǎng wǎng huì yǐng xiǎng nǐ de cè lüè.At the card table, the player before you often influences your strategy.
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