占卜 meaning in English

zhānbǔ

to divine

HSK 7-9verb7 strokes

Meaning of 占卜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhānbǔ
  1. to divine

Stroke order for each character

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占 zhàn · to take possession of · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

卜 bo · divination · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

Related words

Words that share a character with 占卜.

占领zhànlǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
占有zhànyǒuto have; to own
占据zhànjùto occupy; to hold
占用zhànyòngto occupy
萝卜luóboradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
侵占qīnzhànto invade and occupy (territory)
霸占bàzhànto occupy by force; to seize
强占qiángzhànto occupy by force
胡萝卜húluóbocarrot
独占dúzhànto have all to oneself; to monopolize
攻占gōngzhànto seize control of (an enemy position); (fig.) to take by storm
占便宜zhànpiányiadvantageous; favorable

Questions about 占卜

What does 占卜 mean?

占卜 (zhānbǔ) means "to divine" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 占卜?

占卜 is made of 2 characters: 占 (5 strokes), 卜 (2 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 占卜 an HSK word?

Yes. 占卜 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.