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

他中奖了，赢了一万块！

Tā zhòngjiǎng le, yíng le yī wàn kuài!

He won a prize - ten thousand yuan!

你买彩票中奖过吗？

Nǐ mǎi cǎipiào zhòngjiǎng guò ma?

Have you ever won the lottery?

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