中奖

中獎

zhòngjiǎng

verb HSK 4 #11,304

Meanings

1 to win a prize
2 to win the lottery

Characters

to hit (a target); to win

Examples

HSK 3

他中奖了，赢了一万块！

Tā zhòngjiǎng le, yíng le yī wàn kuài!

He won a prize - ten thousand yuan!

HSK 5

你买彩票中奖过吗？

Nǐ mǎi cǎipiào zhòngjiǎng guò ma?

Have you ever won the lottery?

HSK 7-9

中奖的概率很低。

Zhòngjiǎng de gàilǜ hěn dī.

The probability of winning is very low.

Tips

mistakes

中 here is pronounced zhòng (4th tone), meaning 'to hit/win,' not zhōng (1st tone, 'middle').

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

奖 jiǎng