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抽签 (chōu qiān): Draw lots / Draw straws (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

抽签 consists of 2 characters.

to draw out, to pull out

Word Info

Pinyinchōu qiān

MeaningDraw lots / Draw straws

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word抽签

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3.

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

Verb + Object

chōu抽

qiān签

fēn分

zǔ组

neutral

group by drawing lots

chōu抽

qiān签

jué决

dìng定

neutral

decide by drawing lots

Noun + Noun

chōu抽

qiān签

jié结

guǒ果

neutral

lottery result

Adjective + Nounwith公平

gōng公

píng平

chōu抽

qiān签

4.

Example Sentences with 抽签

wǒ我

men们

chōu抽

qiān签

jué决

dìng定

shuí谁

xiān

chōu抽

qiān签

yí仪

shì式

formalWritten

lottery ceremony

formal

fair lottery

先

lái来

。

We draw lots to decide who goes first.

wèi为

le了

gōng公

píng平

fēn分

pèi配

rèn任

wu务

，

wǒ我

men们

jué决

dìng定

tōng通

guò过

chōu抽

qiān签

lái来

jué决

dìng定

shùn顺

xù序

。

To fairly assign the tasks, we decided to determine the order by drawing lots.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

yòng用

chōu抽

qiān签

de的

fāng方

shì式

lái来

jué决

dìng定

tài太

suí随

yì意

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think it's too arbitrary to decide by drawing lots?

wèi为

le了

gōng公

píng平

qǐ起

jiàn见

，

lǎo老

shī师

ràng让

tóng同

xué学

men们

chōu抽

qiān签

fēn分

zǔ组

。

To ensure fairness, the teacher had the students draw lots to form groups.

yóu由

yú于

bào报

míng名

rén人

shù数

zhòng众

duō多

，

zhǔ主

bàn办

fāng方

bù不

dé得

bù不

cǎi采

yòng用

chōu抽

qiān签

de的

fāng方

shì式

shāi筛

xuǎn选

cān参

yù与

zhě者

。

Due to the large number of applicants, the organizers had to use a lottery to select participants.

wǒ我

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

tōng通

guò过

chōu抽

qiān签

lái来

jué决

dìng定

，

ér而

shì是

jīng经

guò过

le了

yì一

fān番

mín民

zhǔ主

tǎo讨

lùn论

。

We did not decide by drawing lots, but through a democratic discussion.

zài在

sì寺

miào庙

lǐ里

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

huì会

chōu抽

qiān签

lái来

yù预

cè测

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yùn运

shì势

。

In temples, many people draw fortune sticks to predict their luck.

zhōu周

mò末

jù聚

huì会

shuí谁

fù负

zé责

cǎi采

gòu购

？

zán咱

men们

gān干

cuì脆

chōu抽

qiān签

ba吧

，

zhè这

yàng样

zuì最

shěng省

shì事

。

Who's responsible for shopping for the weekend gathering? Let's just draw lots, it's the easiest way.

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