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Mahjong in a sentence

Mahjong meaning

  1. A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
  2. A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.

Synonyms of Mahjong

mah-jongg board game

Using Mahjong

  • The main meaning on this page is: A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. | A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.
  • Useful related words include: mah-jongg, board game.
  • In the example corpus, mahjong often appears in combinations such as: of mahjong, mahjong and, american mahjong.

Context around Mahjong

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

american 2× classical 1× using 1× european 1× chess 1× online 1× games 1× recent 1× play 1× taught 1×

Often after:

details 1× may 1× induced 1× games 1× championship 1× game 1× player 1× gathering 1× classes 1× trivia 1×

Sentence patterns with Mahjong

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a recent mahjong gathering in 1× across a mahjong game between 1× american mahjong has distinctive 1× an online mahjong player named 1× book club mahjong trivia night 1× bridge and mahjong 1× bridge chess mahjong or backgammon 1× called going mahjong 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a government drone 1× a recent mahjong 1× american mahjong has 1× based on a 1× calling out mahjong 1× for sharon and 1×

Common sentence endings:

bridge and mahjong 1× called going mahjong 1× complete his mahjong 1× elders playing mahjong 1× english medical literature 1× especially to socialize 1×

Words around Mahjong

Just before it in the word index:

mahjabin 2 mahiya 11 mahiu 4 mahito 7 mahishmati 3 mahishasura 5

Just after it in the word index:

mahjoub 2 mahkota 2 mahl 2 mahlaba 4 mahlagha 2 mahlalela 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abalone 77 abomination 77 addressable 77 aed 77 affable 77 akkadian 77

Corpus analysis for Mahjong

  • In this selection, "mahjong" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, american, classical, using, details, may and induced stand out and add context to how "mahjong" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a recent mahjong gathering in and across a mahjong game between. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mahjong" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and addressable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mahjong

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A recent mahjong gathering in Los Angeles. (7 words)

Groups that meet to play bridge, chess, mahjong or backgammon. (10 words)

She enjoyed leisure time spent with friends playing Bridge and Mahjong. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The first Online European Mahjong Championship was held on the Mahjong Time server in 2007, with 64 players, and the winner was Juliani Leo, from the U.S., and the Best European Player was Gerda van Oorschot, from the Netherlands. (40 words)

Tetsunaki no Kirinji is a manga series by Nagahisa Tsukawaki that follows an online mahjong player named Kiriya Rinji who has to begin playing in person to support himself after being divorced for not devoting enough time to his family. (40 words)

Based on a manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, the anime follows a thirteen-year-old boy named Akagi Shigeru, who comes across a mahjong game between yakuza members and a man trying to settle his debts. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Calling out Mahjong In Western Classical variants, this is known as creating a Mahjong, and the process of winning is called going Mahjong.

American Mahjong has distinctive game mechanics and the article on American Mahjong details these.

Many variations today differ only by scoring: * Chinese classical Mahjong is the oldest surviving variety of Mahjong and was the version introduced to America in the 1920s under various names.

Prolonged playing of Mahjong may trigger epileptic seizures according to a 2007 study. citation citation To date there are 23 reported cases of Mahjong-induced seizures in the English medical literature.

Sam Hui wrote Cantopop songs using Mahjong as their themes, and Hong Kong movies have often included scenes of Mahjong games.

The first Online European Mahjong Championship was held on the Mahjong Time server in 2007, with 64 players, and the winner was Juliani Leo, from the U.S., and the Best European Player was Gerda van Oorschot, from the Netherlands.

Based on a manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, the anime follows a thirteen-year-old boy named Akagi Shigeru, who comes across a mahjong game between yakuza members and a man trying to settle his debts.

Groups that meet to play bridge, chess, mahjong or backgammon.

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Tetsunaki no Kirinji is a manga series by Nagahisa Tsukawaki that follows an online mahjong player named Kiriya Rinji who has to begin playing in person to support himself after being divorced for not devoting enough time to his family.

The Senior Citizens Center hosts daily lunches and welcomes people to enjoy entertainment and musical presentations, to partake of Yoga, Tri-Fit classes, card games, mahjong and, most especially, to socialize.

While the players Reuters spoke to said they do not gamble, Chinese officials have been censured in the past for receiving bribes through the playing of card games or the traditional tile pastime of mahjong.

A recent mahjong gathering in Los Angeles.

For Sharon, and now for my mom and me, this is quite a profound insight, and something that can perhaps be extrapolated to life outside of Mahjong.

He wins every game using one of his opponents’ discarded tiles to complete his mahjong.

Like many of the people Lin and Xu have described, I was yearning for public places to play mahjong.

Mahjong is a 19th Century Chinese tile-based game that is commonly played with four players.

She enjoyed leisure time spent with friends playing Bridge and Mahjong.

Since Jones and Sember taught mahjong classes (four-week long, two-hour sessions), the club has grown from three members to 70.

A government drone was tested in Chengdu in Sichuan province, to disperse a group of elders playing mahjong.

In Florida, she enjoyed many activities including book club, mahjong, trivia night at World of Beer, and especially golf with the Hollywood group.

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Common combinations with mahjong

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mahjong" in a sentence?
An example: "Calling out Mahjong In Western Classical variants, this is known as creating a Mahjong, and the process of winning is called going Mahjong." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mahjong" from authentic English texts.
What does "mahjong" mean?
Mahjong means: A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
What are synonyms of "mahjong"?
Common synonyms of "mahjong" include: mah-jongg, board game.
How many example sentences with "mahjong" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mahjong", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.