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抽奖 (chōu jiǎng) — to draw a prize; to participate in a lucky draw or raffle

Definition

抽奖 means 'to take part in a lucky draw' — the act of drawing, not winning. For actually winning the prize, use 中奖.

verb
to draw a prizeto participate in a lucky draw or raffle

Examples

  • 。
    Zuó tiān wǒ zài shāng chǎng chōu le yí cì jiǎng.
    Yesterday I did a lucky draw at the mall.
  • 抽奖，。
    Wǒ cān jiā le chōu jiǎng huó dòng, xī wàng néng zhòng jiǎng.
    I participated in the lucky draw event and hope I can win a prize.
  • 抽奖，。
    Hěn duō rén xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng chōu jiǎng, yīn wèi fāng biàn.
    Many people like to do online lucky draws because it's convenient.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

抽chōudraw
奖jiǎngprize

“抽” means to draw or pull, and “奖” means prize, forming the act of drawing a prize.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
由
由yóu抽chōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 is the hand form, written in full as 手, and the right part 由 provides the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獎; 奖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
將
將jiāng獎jiǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 獎 pairs 將 as a sound part with 犬, a dog; the simplified 奖 is a later shorthand. The evidence says the dog part's meaning is unclear, perhaps referring to guiding a dog by voice.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Gambling & Chance

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