抽签
chōuqiān
to draw lots
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我们抽签决定顺序。We drew lots to decide the order.
- 他抽签抽到了第一个。He drew the first spot by lot.
Collocations
抽签决定抽签顺序现场抽签抽签分组
Mnemonic
抽 chōu "to draw, pull out" + 签 qiān "lot, slip": to draw lots, i.e. to cast lots, to ballot. It corresponds to the Korean word chu-cheom (抽籤). Deciding order or winners by chance (抽签决定 to decide by lot). 抽 means "to draw, pull" (抽烟 to smoke, 抽屉 a drawer); 签 means "lot, to sign" (签名 to sign, 书签 a bookmark).
Related
抽奖抓阄签名中签
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