吃鸡 吃雞 chī jī (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) / battle royale game / last-man-standing game / to play PUBG (or similar game) / to win at PUBG (or similar game) 拼图 拼圖 pīn tú jigsaw puzzle / to do a jigsaw puzzle 拼板玩具 pīn bǎn wán jù jigsaw puzzle / wood block puzzle 拼板游戏 拼板遊戲 pīn bǎn yóu xì jigsaw puzzle / wood block puzzle 卡池 kǎ chí deck of cards (in a trading card game) / (ACG) pool / banner (collection of in-game items players draw from in a gacha video game) 连连看 連連看 lián lián kàn pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up) 客场 客場 kè chǎng away-game arena / away-game venue 游戏机 遊戲機 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console syn 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 电动玩具 電動玩具 diàn dòng wán jù battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 躲猫猫 躲貓貓 duǒ māo māo hide-and-seek (game) / peekaboo (game) 复盘 復盤 fù pán (after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves / (stock market) to resume trading 玩法 wán fǎ to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place 剧本杀 劇本殺 jù běn shā murder mystery game (role-playing game) 乙游 乙遊 yǐ yóu otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏[yi3 nu : 3 you2 xi4]) 疑惑 yí huò to doubt / to distrust / unconvincing / to puzzle over / misgivings / suspicions syn 迷惑 mí huo to puzzle / to confuse / to baffle syn 字谜 字謎 zì mí letter puzzle 疑团 疑團 yí tuán doubts and suspicions / a maze of doubts / puzzle / mystery syn 华容道 華容道 huá róng dào Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) 哑谜 啞謎 yǎ mí puzzle / mystery 七巧板 qī qiǎo bǎn tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 拉丁方块 拉丁方塊 lā dīng fāng kuài Latin square (math. puzzle) 拼图玩具 拼圖玩具 pīn tú wán jù jigsaw puzzle 拼布图形 拼布圖形 pīn bù tú xíng jigsaw puzzle 独立钻石 獨立鑽石 dú lì zuàn shí solitaire (puzzle) 谜题 謎題 mí tí puzzle / riddle 游戏 游戲 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play syn 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 外挂 外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game 网游 網遊 wǎng yóu online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏[wang3 luo4 you2 xi4]) 六合彩 liù hé cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) 网络游戏 網絡遊戲 wǎng luò yóu xì online game / abbr. to 網遊|网游 电动 電動 diàn dòng electric-powered / (Tw) video game syn 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 魔兽世界 魔獸世界 mó shòu shì jiè World of Warcraft (video game) 比分 bǐ fēn score (of a game or competition) 存档 存檔 cún dàng to archive / to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc) syn 拿下 ná xià to arrest / to capture / to seize / to win (a set, a game etc) syn 挂机 掛機 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 围棋 圍棋 wéi qí the game of Go 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 街机 街機 jiē jī arcade game 最终幻想 最終幻想 zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng Final Fantasy (video game) 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 电玩 電玩 diàn wán video game 游戏规则 遊戲規則 yóu xì guī zé rules of the game 手柄 shǒu bǐng handle / video game controller 扑克 撲克 pū kè poker (game) (loanword) / playing cards syn 让球 讓球 ràng qiú to concede points (in a game) 大富翁 dà fù wēng Monopoly (game) / known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 星际争霸 星際爭霸 xīng jì zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series) 斗地主 鬥地主 dòu dì zhǔ dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game) 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 中盘 中盤 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 扑克牌 撲克牌 pū kè pái poker (card game) / playing card / CL:副[fu4] syn 连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row syn 俄罗斯方块 俄羅斯方塊 é luó sī fāng kuài Tetris (video game) 对对碰 對對碰 duì duì pèng concentration (a pair-matching game) 扫雷 掃雷 sǎo léi minesweeper (computer game) syn 耍赖 耍賴 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 syn 五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) / Japanese: gomoku / gobang 暗黑破坏神 暗黑破壞神 àn hēi pò huài shén Diablo (video game series) 军事演习 軍事演習 jūn shì yǎn xí military exercise / war game 飞镖 飛鏢 fēi biāo darts (game) / dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead) 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 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 恶魔城 惡魔成 è mó chéng Castlevania (video game series) 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 棋谱 棋譜 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 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 撞球 zhuàng qiú billiards / billiards ball / pool (game) 代币 代幣 dài bì token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc) 桥牌 橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 定式 dìng shì joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game) 将计就计 將計就計 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom) 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 街头霸王 街頭霸王 jiē tóu bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series) 败局 敗局 bài jú lost game / losing battle syn 押宝 押寶 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 角色扮演游戏 角色扮演遊戲 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG) 梭哈 suō hā five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand") 成语接龙 成語接龍 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 雷神之錘 léi shén zhī chuí Quake (video game series) 和局 hé jú draw / tied game syn 军棋 軍棋 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 終局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game syn 博弈论 博弈論 bó yì lùn game theory 