奖券

獎券
jiǎngquàn
noun #34,591

Measure Word

一张奖券 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 raffle ticket
  2. 2 lottery ticket
  3. 3 prize coupon

Examples

Wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng jiǎngquàn, xīwàng néng zhòngjiǎng.
I bought a raffle ticket, hoping to win a prize.
Huódòng xiànchǎng měi rén dōu néng lǐng yī zhāng jiǎngquàn.
Everyone at the event can pick up one raffle ticket.

Tips

usage
Compare 奖券 (raffle ticket, drawn against tickets distributed at an event) with 彩票 (cǎipiào, 'lottery ticket' bought at official lottery outlets) and (cǎiquàn, used in Taiwan for state lotteries). 奖券 emphasizes the ticket-as-coupon side; 彩票 emphasizes the betting side.
memory
'prize / reward' + 'ticket / certificate' — a ticket that may win a prize.

Stroke Order

jiǎng
quàn