福彩

fúcǎi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 China Welfare Lottery
  2. 2 welfare lottery (abbr. for 福利彩票)

Examples

Tā měi zhōu dōu huì mǎi jǐ zhāng fúcǎi.
He buys a few welfare lottery tickets every week.
Fúcǎi de yī bùfèn shōurù yòngyú zīzhù gōngyì xiàngmù.
Part of the welfare lottery's revenue funds public welfare projects.

Tips

culture
福彩 is one of the two state-run lotteries in mainland China (the other is 体彩, Sports Lottery). A portion of proceeds legally funds elderly care, disability, and poverty relief programs — hence the 'welfare' name.

Stroke Order

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