王牌

wáng pái · wang pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. trump card

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)王(wáng)牌(pái)一(yì)直(zhí)留(liú)到(dào)比(bǐ)赛(sài)最(zuì)后(hòu)才(cái)打(dǎ)出(chū)来(lái)。

This trump card was kept until the very end of the game before being played.

02

他(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)一(yì)张(zhāng)王(wáng)牌(pái)没(méi)有(yǒu)使(shǐ)用(yòng)。

He still has a trump card in his hand that he hasn't used.

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