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抽签

chōu qiān

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 抽籤

抽签 (chōu qiān) means "to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 抽签 means

1. to perform divination with sticks
2. to draw lots
3. a ballot (in share dealing)

The characters in 抽签

• 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole…
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…

Example sentences

• 来抽签决定谁先走吧。
  Lái chōuqiān juédìng shéi xiān zǒu ba.
  Let's draw lots to decide who goes first.

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