头彩

頭彩

tóucǎi

noun #24,587

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他买彩票中了头彩，一夜之间成了百万富翁。

Tā mǎi cǎipiào zhòng le tóucǎi, yī yè zhījiān chéng le bǎiwàn fùwēng.

He won the jackpot with a lottery ticket and became a millionaire overnight.

HSK 7-9

获得头彩的概率极低，大约是一千万分之一。

Huòdé tóucǎi de gàilǜ jí dī, dàyuē shì yīqiānwàn fēnzhī yī.

The probability of winning the jackpot is extremely low, approximately one in ten million.

memory

头 means head/top + 彩 means prize/colored. The top prize = the head prize. Compare: 二彩 (second prize), 末彩 (last/consolation prize).

头 tóu

彩 cǎi