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占卜

占卜 (zhān bǔ): Divination / fortune-telling (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

占卜 consists of 2 characters.

to divine or foretell

Word Info

Pinyinzhān bǔ

MeaningDivination / fortune-telling

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word占卜

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3.

How to Use 占卜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 占卜 with other words naturally.

Verb + Prepositional Phrasewith用塔罗牌

yòng用

tǎ塔

luó罗

pái牌

zhān占

bǔ卜

neutral

divine with tarot cards

Noun + Nounwith结果

zhān占

bǔ卜

jié结

guǒ果

Verb + Measure Wordwith一次

zhān占

bǔ卜

yī一

cì次

Verb + Object

zhān占

bǔ卜

wèi未

lái来

neutral

divine the future

4.

Example Sentences with 占卜

tā他

yòng用

zhǐ纸

pái牌

zhān占

bǔ卜

。

neutral

divination result

neutral

Spoken

divine once

zhān占

bǔ卜

jí吉

xiōng凶

formal

divine good or bad fortune

He uses cards for divination.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

chén沉

mí迷

yú于

yòng用

xīng星

pán盘

zhān占

bǔ卜

，

shì试

tú图

yù预

zhī知

wèi未

lái来

de的

yùn运

shì势

。

He has recently been obsessed with using an astrolabe for divination, trying to foresee his future fortune.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

jué决

cè策

qián前

，

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

jué绝

bú不

huì会

yī依

lài赖

zhān占

bǔ卜

jié结

guǒ果

。

Before making formal decisions, the board of directors would never rely on divination results.

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

cháng常

tōng通

guò过

zhān占

bǔ卜

lái来

yù预

cè测

tiān天

qì气

。

In ancient times, people often used divination to predict the weather.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

zhǒng种

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

zhān占

bǔ卜

fāng方

fǎ法

zài在

jīn今

tiān天

hái还

yǒu有

cān参

kǎo考

jià价

zhí值

ma吗

？

Do you think this ancient method of divination still has reference value today?

wǒ我

cóng从

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

zhān占

bǔ卜

，

gèng更

yuàn愿

yì意

yī依

kào靠

zì自

jǐ己

de的

lǐ理

xìng性

pàn判

duàn断

。

I never believe in divination and prefer to rely on my own rational judgment.

tā她

xiāng相

xìn信

zhān占

bǔ卜

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

tā她

zuò做

chū出

zhòng重

yào要

jué决

dìng定

。

She believes that divination can help her make important decisions.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

jīng精

tōng通

zhān占

bǔ卜

，

dàn但

miàn面

duì对

xiàn现

shí实

kùn困

jìng境

shí时

réng仍

gǎn感

dào到

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

。

Although he is proficient in divination, he still feels helpless when facing real-life difficulties.