打牌 (dǎ pái) — to play cards or mahjong; (figurative) to use a specific relationship or country as leverage in negotiations or strategy
Definition
Literally 'play cards' (or mahjong). Also a political/negotiation term: 打…牌 means to 'play the … card' — use a relationship or country as leverage against a counterpart.
verb
to play cards or mahjong(figurative) to use a specific relationship or country as leverage in negotiations or strategy
Examples
- 打牌。Tā zhōu mò xǐ huan hé péng you dǎ pái.He likes to play cards with friends on weekends.
- 。Wǒ men dǎ le yí xià wǔ de pái.We played cards for the whole afternoon.
- 。Tā men zài tán pàn zhōng dǎ měi guó pái.They played the America card in the negotiations.
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