# 扑克 (pūkè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扑克 (pūkè) means “playing cards; poker”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: playing cards; poker
- Pinyin: pūkè (pu1 ke4)
- Traditional: 撲克
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们在火车上打了几个小时扑克。
  Wǒmen zài huǒchē shàng dǎle jǐ bǎ pūkè.
  We played a few rounds of cards on the train.

## Characters

- [扑](https://hanziro.com/word/pu-pounce-on/) (pū): to pounce on; to throw oneself at
- [克](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-be-able/) (kè): to be able to; to subdue

https://hanziro.com/word/pu-ke-playing-cards/

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