中签

中籤

zhòngqiān

verb

Meanings

1 to win a ballot
2 to draw a winning number
3 to be selected by lottery

Characters

to hit (target)

Examples

我摇号三年终于中签了。

Wǒ yáo hào sānnián zhōngyú zhòngqiān le.

After three years in the lottery, I finally got picked.

这次新股申购他中签了。

Zhècì xīngǔ shēngòu tā zhòngqiān le.

He won the allotment in this IPO subscription.

Tips

culture

In Beijing and Shanghai, 中签 famously refers to winning the license plate lottery — odds are roughly 1 in 2000 in Beijing, so 中签 is celebrated like a jackpot. Also common for IPO share allocations and apartment ballots.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

签 qiān