Definition
上家 refers to the person positioned immediately before you in a sequential order, most commonly used in games like mahjong or card games where players take turns. It literally means 'upper house' or 'previous player'. In a game context, the 上家 is the player who plays just before you. Outside games, it can also mean the person seated to your left at a table.
n.
(in games) the player whose turn comes just before yours(more generally) the person seated immediately to one's left
Examples
- ，上家。Dǎ májiàng de shíhou, wǒ shǎng dǎ le yì zhāng jiǔ tiáo.When playing mahjong, the player before me played a nine of bamboos.
- ，。Nǐ zhùyì kàn shǎng chū de pái, kěnéng huì cāi dào tā yào shénme.Pay attention to the tile the previous player discards — you might guess what they want.
- ，上家。Zài páizhuō shang, shǎng wǎngwǎng huì yǐngxiǎng nǐ de cèlüè.At the card table, the player before you often influences your strategy.
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