- 搓麻将 cuōmájiàng to play mahjongTo play mahjong; literally refers to the action of shuffling the tiles by rubbing them together with the hands.
- 打麻将 dǎmájiàng to play mahjongTo play mahjong for recreation or gambling; also called [[搓麻将|搓麻將|cuo1 ma2 jiang4]], [[打麻雀|打麻雀|da3 ma2 que4]], or [[打马将|打馬將|da3 ma3 jiang4]]
- 麻将牌 májiàngpái mahjong tileA tile used for playing the game of mahjong; can also refer to the game of mahjong itself.