tā / bǎ / tóu / jiǔ / fàng / zài / zhuō / miàn / zhōng / yāng / zhǔn / bèi / kāi / shǐ / yóu / xì他把骰九放在桌面中央,准备开始游戏。He placed the die in the center of the table and prepared to start the game.