游 戏 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play 把 戏 bǎ xì acrobatics / jugglery / cheap trick / game 野 味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 游 戏 设 计 yóu xì shè jì game 外 挂 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game 网 游 wǎng yóu online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏[wang3 luo4 you2 xi4]) 网 络 游 戏 wǎng luò yóu xì online game / abbr. to 網遊|网游 电 动 diàn dòng electric-powered / (Tw) video game 存 档 cún dàng to file / to save a file (computer) / saved data (for a video game etc) 拿 下 ná xià to arrest / to capture / to seize / to win (a set, a game etc) 挂 机 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 游 戏 机 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console 围 棋 wéi qí the game of Go 打 法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 通 关 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) 街 机 jiē jī arcade game 开 局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc 电 玩 diàn wán video game 游 戏 规 则 yóu xì guī zé rules of the game 手 柄 shǒu bǐng handle / video game controller 竞 猜 jìng cāi to try to answer a question (in a quiz, guessing game, riddle etc) / quiz game 热 身 赛 rè shēn sài exhibition game 星 际 争 霸 Xīng jì Zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series) 半 场 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 看 球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 放 水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / to throw a game (sports) 中 盘 zhōng pán middle game (in go or chess) / (share trading) mid-session / (abbr. for 中盤商|中盘商[zhong1 pan2 shang1]) distributor / wholesaler / middleman 连 珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row 耍 赖 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened 暗 黑 破 坏 神 An4 hēi Pò huài Shén Diablo (video game series) 军 事 演 习 jūn shì yǎn xí military exercise / war game 收 官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage 恶 魔 城 E4 mó Chéng Castlevania (video game series) 赌 局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 棋 谱 qí pǔ kifu (record of a game of go or shogi) 洛 克 人 Luò kè rén Rockman or Mega Man (video game series) 开 球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) 代 币 dài bì token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc) 将 计 就 计 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom) 猜 拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra 街 头 霸 王 Jiē tóu Bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series) 败 局 bài jú lost game / losing battle 角 色 扮 演 游 戏 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG) 成 语 接 龙 chéng yǔ jiē lóng game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next 雷 神 之 锤 Léi shén zhī Chuí Quake (video game series) 和 局 hé jú draw / tied game 电 动 玩 具 diàn dòng wán jù battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game 军 棋 jūn qí land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego 牌 局 pái jú gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc 终 局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game 博 弈 论 bó yì lùn game theory 牌 九 pái jiǔ pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes) 划 拳 huá quán finger-guessing game 酒 令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game 行 令 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game 抛 绣 球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals) / (fig.) to make overtures / to court 毽 子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock 满 贯 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success 露 马 脚 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 中 局 zhōng jú middle game (in go or chess) 抢 答 器 qiǎng dá qì lockout buzzer system (as used by game show contestants) 弹 幕 dàn mù barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre) 球 ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 万 智 牌 wàn zhì pái Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling) 牌 mahjong tile / playing card / game pieces / signboard / plate / tablet / medal / CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 豁 to play Chinese finger-guessing game 阄 lots (to be drawn) / lot (in a game of chance) 枰 chess-like game 碁 Japanese variant of 棋 / the game of Go 棋 局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard 棋 赛 qí sài chess game 复 盘 fù pán (after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves / (stock market) to resume trading 一 对 一 斗 牛 yī duì yī dòu niú one-on-one basketball game 一 着 不 慎 ， 满 盘 皆 输 yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom) 三 对 三 斗 牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game 以 其 人 之 道 ， 还 治 其 人 之 身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 侠 盗 猎 车 手 xiá dào liè chē shǒu Grand Theft Auto (video game series) 侠 盗 飞 车 xiá dào fēi chē Grand Theft Auto (video game series) 出 臭 子 儿 chū chòu zǐ r to make a bad move (in a game of chess) 封 闭 性 开 局 Fēng bì xìng Kāi jú Closed Game / Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess) / same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局 手 掣 shǒu chè handbrake / game controller (Cantonese) 抓 子 儿 zhuā zǐ r kids' game involving throwing and grabbing 拇 战 mǔ zhàn finger-guessing game 春 灯 谜 Chūn dēng mí Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节) 歇 菜 xiē cài Stop it! (Beijing and Internet slang) / Game over! / You're dead! 洋 片 yáng piàn children's game played with illustrated cards / pogs / menko (Japan) 洋 画 儿 yáng huà r children's game played with illustrated cards / pogs / menko (Japan) 牌 戏 pái xì a card game 猜 枚 cāi méi drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand 玩 猫 和 老 鼠 的 游 戏 wán māo hé lǎo shǔ de yóu xì to play a cat and mouse game 玛 俐 欧 Mǎ lì ōu Mario (Nintendo video game character) / also transcribed variously as 馬里奧|马里奥[Ma3 li3 ao4], 馬力歐|马力欧[Ma3 li4 ou1] etc 耀 西 Yào xī Yoshi (Nintendo video game character) 联 机 游 戏 lián jī yóu xì a network computer game 臭 子 儿 chòu zǐ r dead bullet (one that does not fire) / a bad move (in a game of chess) 猫 鼠 游 戏 māo shǔ yóu xì cat and mouse game 酒 筹 jiǔ chóu chip on which tallies are recording during a drinking game 双 后 前 兵 开 局 shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú Double Queen Pawn Opening / Closed Game (chess) / same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局 零 和 博 弈 líng hé bó yì zero-sum game (economics) 露 出 马 脚 lù chū mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 战 争 游 戏 zhàn zhēng yóu xì war game
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