中彩

zhòngcǎi
verb #29,248

Meanings

  1. 1 to win a prize in a lottery or raffle
  2. 2 to hit the jackpot

Examples

Tā mǎi cǎipiào zhòngcǎi le, yíngdé le dàjiǎng.
He won the lottery and took home the grand prize.
Zhòngcǎi de gàilǜ fēicháng dī.
The probability of winning the lottery is very low.

Tips

memory
(zhòng) here means 'to hit a target,' and means 'prize/lottery.' Think of 'hitting the color' — lottery tickets in China are called 彩票 (cǎipiào), color tickets. So 中彩 = hit the prize ticket.

Stroke Order

zhōng
cǎi