扑克

• Pinyin: pū kè
• Desglose de hanzi: 扑 = 扌 + 卜 (hand + divination — phonetic borrowing); 克 = 十 + 口 (phonetic component in loanword)

Significado

póquer; naipes (cartas)

扑克牌 = playing cards (the physical cards); 扑克 can refer to the game or the cards. Common games: 斗地主, 升级. Used casually in everyday contexts. 扑克脸 = poker face (expressionless face, borrowed from English).

Ejemplos

1. 老人们在社区广场的树荫下围坐成一圈，津津有味地打着扑克，时不时爆发出一阵爽朗的笑声。
2. 这家公司以扑克游戏为媒介设计了一套创新的企业团建活动，旨在提升员工之间的沟通与协作能力。
3. 她谈判时那张不露声色的扑克脸让对手始终无法判断她的真实底牌，令她在商业谈判中屡占先机。

Guía de uso

Contexto: leisure, games, social, everyday

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 数据分析显示，线上扑克平台在疫情居家期间的日活跃用户数增长了近三倍，反映出民众在娱乐需求受限情况下对数字休闲方式的强烈依赖。(Data analysis shows that the number of daily active users on online poker platforms grew by nearly threefold during the stay-at-home period of the pandemic, reflecting the strong reliance of the public on digital leisure activities when entertainment options were restricted.)
• 他在与客户的饭后娱乐中刻意保持面无表情的扑克脸，以此避免因情绪流露而在轻松场合中泄露商业谈判的敏感立场。(During post-dinner entertainment with clients, he deliberately maintained an expressionless poker face to avoid revealing sensitive commercial negotiation positions in a relaxed setting through emotional leakage.)

Incorrecto

• 扑克 refers specifically to the card game/cards — do not confuse with 麻将 (mahjong) which is a different traditional Chinese game; 扑克牌 specifies the physical cards, while 扑克 can refer to the game itself

Origen e historia

Loanword from English 'poker'. 扑 (to pounce/throw oneself at — 扌 hand + 卜 divination) + 克 (to overcome,克 serving as phonetic transcription). The pairing approximates the English sound.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal