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占卜 (zhān bǔ): Divination / fortune-telling (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
占 • zhān • to occupy • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
zhān
占
to occupy
卜 • bǔ • to divine or foretell
bǔ
卜
to divine or foretell
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 占卜.
Words with
占
占线
zhàn xiàn
busy line; engaged (line)
占据
zhàn jù
occupy; take over; colonise
占有
zhàn yǒu
to have
占比
zhàn bǐ
proportion; percentage; share
占领
zhàn lǐng
capture; occupy; seize
侵占
qīn zhàn
Encroach on
占用
zhàn yòng
Occupy / take up
强占
qiáng zhàn
Seize / Occupy forcibly
Words with
卜
萝卜
luó bo
Radish
胡萝卜
hú luó bo
carrot
4.
How to Use 占卜 in Sentences
Verb + Prepositional Phrase
with
用塔罗牌
yòng
用
tǎ
塔
luó
罗
pái
牌
zhān
占
bǔ
卜
neutral
divine with tarot cards
Noun + Noun
with
结果
zhān
占
bǔ
卜
jié
结
guǒ
果
Verb + Measure Word
with
一次
zhān
占
bǔ
卜
yī
一
cì
次
Verb + Object
zhān
占
bǔ
卜
wèi
未
lái
来
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 占卜
tā
他
yòng
用
zhǐ
纸
pái
牌
zhān
占
bǔ
卜
neutral
divination result
neutral
Spoken
divine once
divine the future
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.
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.
