抽签

抽籤

chōuqiān

verb HSK 7-9 #11,057

Meanings

1 to draw lots; to draw straws

Characters

to pull out; to draw

slip; lot; stick

Literally 'pull a stick' - from the traditional method of shaking numbered sticks out of a bamboo tube.

Examples

HSK 3

我们用抽签的方式决定谁先来。

Wǒmen yòng chōuqiān de fāngshì juédìng shéi xiān lái.

We'll decide who goes first by drawing lots.

HSK 3

世界杯抽签结果出来了。

Shìjièbēi chōuqiān jiéguǒ chūlái le.

The World Cup draw results are out.

Tips

culture

At Buddhist and Daoist temples in China, 抽签 is a common divination practice. You shake a cylinder of bamboo sticks (签筒 qiāntǒng) until one falls out, then a monk interprets the corresponding verse.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

签 qiān