抽签 (chōu qiān): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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抽签
(chōu qiān): Draw lots / Draw straws (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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抽 • chōu • to draw out, to pull out • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
chōu
抽
to draw out, to pull out
签 • qiān • to sign • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
qiān
签
to sign
4.
How to Use 抽签 in Sentences
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
Adjective + Noun
with
公平
gōng
公
píng
平
chōu
抽
qiān
签
5.
Example Sentences with 抽签
wǒ
我
men
们
chōu
抽
qiān
签
jué
决
dìng
定
neutral
lottery result
chōu
抽
qiān
签
yí
仪
shì
式
formal
Written
lottery ceremony
formal
fair lottery
shuí
谁
xiān
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.
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.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 抽签.
Words with
抽
抽烟
chōu yān
to smoke
抽屉
chōu ti
drawer
抽象
chōu xiàng
abstract
抽奖
chōu jiǎng
to draw a prize
抽查
chōu zhā
Spot check
抽样
chōu yàng
Sampling
抽出
chōu chū
to take out; to extract; to spare (time)
抽动
chōu dòng
twitch, spasm
Words with
签
签证
qiān zhèng
visa
签名
qiān míng
to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
签字
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
签订
qiān dìng
to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
签署
qiān shǔ
sign (an agreement)
标签
biāo qiān
Label / tag
签约
qiān yuē
sign a contract
掣签
chèqiān
to draw lots
