牌技 (pái jì) — skill in card games; card tricks (magic)

Definition

Literally 'card skill' (牌 cards + 技 skill/technique), referring to skill at playing card games or performing card magic tricks — not just one or the other.

noun
skill in card gamescard tricks (magic)

Examples

  • 牌技
    Tā de pái jì hěn hǎo, měi cì dǎ pái dōu yíng.
    His card-playing skill is very good; he wins every time he plays cards.
  • 牌技
    Zhè wèi mó shù shī de pái jì fēi cháng jīng cǎi, guān zhòng dōu kàn dāi le.
    This magician's card tricks are spectacular; the audience was mesmerized.
  • 牌技
    Xué xí pái jì xū yào hěn duō liàn xí hé jì qiǎo.
    Learning card skills requires a lot of practice and technique.

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