抽签

抽籤

chōuqiān

verb HSK 7 #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

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.

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